- Marian left the United States

for her European
educational tour experience

in the fall of 1928,

boarding the Queen Mary
ship landing in London.

And one of the things that
Marian was able to reimagine

about her life and about her
style was being introduced

to the European fashion scene.

As you can see from
these beautiful shoes,

peau de soie,

that you have here,

where Marian was able to go

to a wonderful

atelier

and poetic license for

this beautiful stated shoe

that has the formidable
fashion zipper

on the side for
Marian at the time.

A bit different

than the lace-ups and about

the wonderful eye hook lash

of the spat.

We're getting into a
modernistic European shoe,

which is quite wonderful.

And it was all a part of
Marian's wonderful love

for the accessories

and the fashion and the shoes
that she had to go along

with her beautiful gowns.

Many that were made
for her custom,

a lot that she purchased
while in Europe,

on her many different
tour experiences.

And even those
that she purchased

in the United States.

It's a complete list and look,

every shoe has a story.

It's Marian's story,

and it's being told here through
this amazing documentary.

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