
“Well, when I get it the only thing that does any good is to jump in a cab and go to Tiffany’s. Calms me down right away. The quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there.”


Ginger Britton: vintage 8x10 photo
Ginger was an active burlesque dancer in the mid 1940s through the early 1950s.

The uproar created over the New Look, with its softer shoulder and longer, fuller skirt, went down to footwear — it was inevitable that the well-turned ankle would be the focus and shoe designs had to follow. Above were the newer styles: The broad t-strap, the ankle circlet and the oblique. Life magazine marveled at these designs, commenting that “…the strange geometry of the straps is the most startling innovation.” Photo from Life magazine, September 1947.
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