Ladies dress shoe with tapered 2 inch heel.  Part of a bridal costume. Shoe is leather--white on the interior and covered with a tone on tone silver cloth that is printed with a flowery design. Single strap that goes across the top of the foot is secured with a dainty, round, white button. The exterior of the opening is trimmed with coordinating cream colored edging.

Used as an element of bridal attire. Shoes are characteristic of flapper shoes seen in the Roaring Twenties though the flapper did not formally emerge until 1926.

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