Title: To Rome - Footwear
Garment: Women's Shoes

Materials: Paper and Thread

 Size: Life-sized

Inspiration: a dark blue jacket commissioned by Barbara (91), current resident of Danny House, when she lived in Rome with her husband Kenneth. The jacket has a mink collar. Inside the shoes is written: UK 5.5, EUR 42 to accord with 1955, when Barbara commissioned the jacket (and a matching dress) and her age, 42, when she and her family returned to Britain; inspired also by changing societal attitudes toward fashion’s use of real fur.

The title of this piece is a play on the sound of the words - to rome/roam and the idea of walking. Some academics claim that the verb 'roam' - as in 'to roam' - comes from the Old French romier "traveling as a pilgrim", or from Medieval Latin romerius "a pilgrim" (originally to Rome).

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