The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 81
hese,which is in a very fair state of preservation. (See Figure 66.) 46 SHOES AND STOCKINGS 47 It seems very probable that the ornamentation on ourm.odem shoes is a survival of the open work which was infavour with the Romans, especially as even then the aperturesdid not always expose the foot. In… … Figure 64.—^A modem boot decorated with perforationsmade in the leather.
Costume · Clothing and dress
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