Woman's Shoes
Maker and role
DuPont Co. (E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.) (estab. 1802, closed 2017), Manufacturer
Naturalizer, Designer
Production date
1964-1968
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Corfam
Measurements
7" (17.8cm)
2 1/4" (5.7cm)
2 1/4" (5.7cm)
Description
Corfam was a poromeric artificial leather material created by the DuPont Company which gave the appearance of patent leather. Primarily identified for the high end shoe industry, it was only sold commercially for seven years from 1964-1970. In 1971 DuPont sold the technology for making Corfam to a company in Poland.
These shoes were commercially made and were purchased in a shoe store.
These shoes were commercially made and were purchased in a shoe store.
Collection
Object number
90.4a,b
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