Shoe sample: Linen ankle boot
Object
Footwear
Production date
1980 = 1987
Object number
1987.229
Physical Description
Singular lemon yellow linen ankle-length boot with strap wrapping around top of boot and metal clasp. The sole is black.
Object history
London Lane Shoes Ltd. was a footwear manufacturer which operated in Hackney between the 1960s and 1980s. They were first based in Haggerston and later moved to Dalston.
Associated Organisation
London Lane Shoes Ltd (Created by)
Material
Linen
Dimension
Height: 177mm
Length: 243mm
Width: 85mm
Length: 243mm
Width: 85mm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'Faces Behind the Fashions: Hackney and the Garment Trade' [15 September 2022-20 February 2023]
Boot, Dalston, 1980s
During the mid to late 20th century, Hackney was a central location for shoe making in the U.K. This footwear sample comes from London Lane Shoes which opened in Haggerston in the 1960s and later moved to 1 Downs Park Road, Dalston. They made women’s shoes for shops across London.
London Lane Shoes’ owners were the Rubin family, who came from a long line of shoemakers. In 1895, Morris Rubin came to London from Lithuania and started his own shoe making business in Whitechapel. His son and grandson, Daniel, went into the shoe making industry and ran London Lane Shoes.
The company eventually closed down in 1986 due to competition from overseas manufacturers. London Lane Shoes still exists under new management in Leicester. Today, Daniel Rubin runs the footwear company Dune.
(Production sample boot in yellow linen)
Boot, Dalston, 1980s
During the mid to late 20th century, Hackney was a central location for shoe making in the U.K. This footwear sample comes from London Lane Shoes which opened in Haggerston in the 1960s and later moved to 1 Downs Park Road, Dalston. They made women’s shoes for shops across London.
London Lane Shoes’ owners were the Rubin family, who came from a long line of shoemakers. In 1895, Morris Rubin came to London from Lithuania and started his own shoe making business in Whitechapel. His son and grandson, Daniel, went into the shoe making industry and ran London Lane Shoes.
The company eventually closed down in 1986 due to competition from overseas manufacturers. London Lane Shoes still exists under new management in Leicester. Today, Daniel Rubin runs the footwear company Dune.
(Production sample boot in yellow linen)
On display?
No
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