The Shoe Stories of Notable People - Ella Fitzgerald



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Ella Fitzgerald, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940 Jan. 19
Photo: United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division

Ella Fitzgerald’s midnight blue satin pumps with rhinestone encrusted heels..
Image © 2012 Bata Shoe Museum

Note the wear pattern is limited to the inner part of the ball of the foot.
© 2012 Bata Shoe Museum

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