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78. Woven Bonnet and High Button Boots Worn by Shirley Temple in the 1935 Film “The Little Colonel” The porkpie-style woven bonnet has wire-framed brim to support its unique shape, and is decorated with long black velvet streamers and banding; the interior has pink taffeta lining and original inventory label 1105-H. Along with the matching pair of high button boots, each with nine pearlized buttons and having original label of Emidio Spezza of Los Angeles. Excellent condition. The bonnet and boots were worn by the young actress during the “Oh Susannah” song and dance sequence of the 1935 film “The Little Colonel”. Emidio Spezza, the Italian-born shoemaker, described in a 1936 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as “short, rotund, wears a waxed mustache and makes shoes for Hollywood people”, arrived in Hollywood about 1910 and earned a loyal clientele for his custom-made shoes ranging from Greta Garbo to Marlene Dietrich; in the 1930s this list of clientele included the specialty shoes for the young Shirley Temple. $2000+
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