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| 1948 | D.E. Levin A.K.A. David Evins Patent paperwork filed Aug. 22, 1947 - Granted March 23, 1948 Source: Google Patents |
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| April 26, 1948 Evins pump as seen in LIFE magazine Photograph: Nina Leen Source: LIFE magazine |
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| 1948 | I. Miller invites you to meet Mr. David Evins Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | February 29, 1948 |
Evins Naughty Silhouette, sensational V-throat pump launched by us last year and hailed as "the shoe of the year".
Source: I. Miller advertisementPhiladelphia Inquirer | February 29, 1948
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| 1948 | David Evins | The Naughty Silhouette Photograph: Nina Leen Source: Google Arts & Culture |
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| 1948 | David Evins Photograph: Nina Leen Source: Google Arts & Culture |
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| 1948 | David Evins | The Naughty Silhouette Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift of David Evins |
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FOOTNOTE
While not hailed as revolutionary, the V-cut throat designed by James Kean for B. Altman & Co., NY predated Evins by a few months.
While not hailed as revolutionary, the V-cut throat designed by James Kean for B. Altman & Co., NY predated Evins by a few months.
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| 1947 | A bewitching minimum of shoe Designed by James Kean for B. Altman & Co. |
