Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas 'Lily Pons' Shoe Trunk
The top with a lift-out compartment for stockings, with a drawer above thirty small shoe drawers, all over another drawer.
44 3/4 x 16 x 25 1/4 inches (113.7 x 40.6 x 25.3 cm)

Born in France and raised in America, international opera star Lily Pons was renowned both for her elegant fashion and for having the tiniest feet in Paris. The original 'Lily Pons' Shoe Trunk could hold thirty-six pairs of her shoes - or, thirty-six single shoes of a larger person. This trunk was a symbol of Parisian chic at the time, and may now be used for jewelry or other smaller items.

For a similar trunk see: Pierre Léonforte and Éric Pujalet-Plaà, 100 Legendary Trunks: Louis Vuitton, Abrams New York: 2010, p. 269

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