Ladies fish skin sandals

These wedge evening sandals were machine made in Denmark in 1950 and became popular due to the lack of raw materials during the Second World War. They are made of plaice skin, which like other fish leathers is strong, attractive, easy to produce and doesn’t smell of fish!
It took between 10 and 12 plaice to make the “Neptune” suede, which has been dyed blue and punched to reveal tiny golden stars. They have crossed straps on the forepart and round the ankle, which fasten with a horseshoe buckle.

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