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Boot, Ankle

Object number2010.26.12 a,b

Manufacturer Giorgio S. Brutini

Date1980-1989

Mediumleather; metal

Credit LineGift of James Dean

DescriptionPair of green leather boots. Metal zipper on interior side of each boot.Dimensions(a) Height: 8.625 ; Width: 3.75 ; Length: 11.875
(b) H: 8.625 ; W: 3.75 ; L: 11.875
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Marks(a)
Metal charm attached to proper left side, cursive "g".

Printed on inner side, "[encircled] 322 20199 11 D".

Pressed on sole, "11".

Black and white label on inner sole, "GIORGIO BRUTINI" superimposed over cursive "g".

(b)
Metal charm attached to proper right side, cursive "g".

Printed on inner side, "[encircled] 322 20199 11 D".

Pressed on sole, "11".

Black and white label on inner sole, "GIORGIO BRUTINI" superimposed over cursive "g".
Historical NotesBoots worn by hairstylist Alfred "Deano" Dean. On October 22, 1926, Dean was born in Herron Hill. He moved to New York where he graduated from beauty school, but eventually returned to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to be with his father. In the mid-1970s, he became the first African American hairstylist at the salon in Horne's Department Store. Dean was known for his incredible sense of style and his talent with a curling iron, breaking through racial barriers and creating hair styles for both white and black women. After Horne's closed, Dean opened a salon on the Boulevard of the Allies called Izzazu. He died on January 12, 2010, due to complications with prostate cancer.

Previous owner Alfred Dean (1926 - 2010)

Related institution Izzazu Salon

Related institution Joseph Horne Company (1849 - 1994)

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