Red and cream loafers designed by Pierre Cardin and worn by Fats Domino
date: label: Date
content: late 20th Century
name: label: Designed by
content: Pierre Cardin, French, founded 1950
label: Worn by
content: Fats Domino, American, 1928 - 2017
notes: label: Description
content: This pair of men's burgundy and tan leather loafers, left shoe (2013.59.3a) and right shoe (2013.59.3b), were worn by Fats Domino. The uppers of the shoes are made from leather, with the wingtip toe caps, heel counters, a panel over the tongue, and the trim around the foot opening all in burgundy. The rest of the uppers and the tongues are cream leather. A decorative design is punched into the burgundy leather at the center of each toe cap and along the edges of the wingtip and the counter. A piece of wide brown elastic is sewn behind each tongue for an adjustable fit. The shoes have leather soles and stacked wooden heels that are painted black with a black rubber heel cap. The Pierre Cardin logo and name are incised onto the heel caps. A square metal "p" logo is attached at the outer side of only the right heel. The insides of the shoes are lined in light brown leather, including the inner soles. A blue label with cream text having the "p" logo at the left reads: "pierre cardin / PARIS / MADE IN SPAIN". The style and size are stamped in black ink on the interior proper left side of each shoe.
place: label: Place used
content: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Antoine "Fats" Domino
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.59.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: Loafers (TM)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather, wood, rubber, and elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Left shoe (a)): 4 1/2 × 4 × 11 3/4 in. (11.4 × 10.2 × 29.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Right shoe (b)): 4 1/4 × 4 × 11 3/4 in. (10.8 × 10.2 × 29.8 cm)