Nicole Rudolph

Shoe historian and Artistic Director at @AmericanDuchess and @royalvtgshoes

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

@lolacoaster I was there last week (also west coast resident) and it was an awful transition complete with migraines and I though I had the flu at one point. Not just you.

[Indy Fashion @IndyFashion]

Why ‘vegan leather’ is not as environmentally friendly as you think https://t.co/4hZCE3dz53

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

@vanessaljones_ @LeedsMuseums Yep! I reconstructed a pair of 1864 boots specifically to study this recently. Became part of my thesis!

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

@vanessaljones_ It’d be interesting to have “deconstructed” repro shoes next to the originals too. Show raw pieces or partially constructed shoes. Would be a way to tie into the slow fashion construction side.

[Ephemeral Elegance @drapedinhistory]

October 1956 Vogue spread showing a fabulous selection of historical and historically-inspired #shoes. Which is your favorite? #vintage

[Elizabeth Semmelhack @esemmelhack]

Refinery29: Down To Earth: Has 2019 Killed The Heel?.
https://t.co/2CudjVg2iu

via @GoogleNews

[Bata Shoe Museum @batashoemuseum]

#MuseumMonday We're definitely not feeling the blues looking at this exquisite pair of women's flat pumps (c. 1815 - 1820) from Spain. Made of pale blue silk satin with matching looped-thread rosettes, this is a welcome addition to the #BSM collection. #MondayMotivation

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

My closet is almost entirely 1930s at this point and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

[Guardian Fashion @GuardianFashion]

‘I don’t see jeans in my future’: the people who wear complete historical dress – every day https://t.co/TwafWyIxU6

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

Who’s ready for an insane month of sewing because I didn’t order fabric for Costume College until two days ago?? Every. Damn. Year.

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

@AbbyADRV @SallyTuckett @Hannah_Greig @HallieRubenhold That feeling at the end of a long day when you take your bra off is arguably historically universal. Though I admit to falling asleep on the sofa in stays A LOT.

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

I'll give a resounding YES to this question. My thesis was based around a pair of boots owned by an un-exceptional woman. Her records survived, so that makes her special, but she wasn't famous.

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

I NEED to go back to Toronto now. Dream exhibit.

[Elizabeth Semmelhack @esemmelhack]

Thank you @anne_kingston! It was such a pleasure to take you through the exhibition. https://t.co/svqlm0DjtG

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

Make these digital images and that’s literally my week as a shoe designer.

[Bata Shoe Museum @batashoemuseum]

#TBT This 1920s print, "Le Choix Difficile", was an advertisement for designer André Perugia and depicts a young woman choosing between shoes. This graced the catalogue cover of our 2005 exhibition "Icons of Elegance: The Most Influential Shoe Designers of the 20th Century"

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

Sometimes the shoes I study at museums just beg to be recreated. Especially when they end up on Samantha’s feet. So much to learn in this process! Originals at @HistoricNE

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

@safiyajn @BBCNews @HOUSEOFMACLEAN Need shoes for this? Or just raid our costume closet.

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

@HistoricSewing I just ordered fabric for CoCo (and waiting on some shipping from Australia!). Hopefully sewing soon 😂

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

Standard women’s shoe sizes in the mid-19th c had a range similar to US 5-11 today. The small shoe myth is really a combination of illusion and survivor bias.

[Nicole Rudolph @NicoleADRV]

@FourRedShoes I think the only reason this myth appeared is because we stopped wearing corsets. They complained about high heels in the 19th c as much as tight-lacing!