Fashionable shoes by Barbara Lee, vintage 1940s.  Purchased at The F.&R. Lazarus & Co., Columbus, Ohio.  Black suede, with a criss-cross cut-out vamp, featuring elastic gussets at the straps.  Leather soles and heels for dancing.  Genuine movie-star shoes.  

From the estate of an actress who worked in Hollywood and on Broadway.  These were possibly worn onstage or on film, as back in the day, actresses supplied much of their own wardrobe.  She was petite, and the shoes measure out to about a size 5 ½ or 6.  No size printed inside, so check the measurements:  
Length inside:  9 inches
Width, ball of foot, inside:  2 5/8 inches
Heel height:  2 1/2 inches

Excellent vintage condition.  Soles show a little wear.  Uppers look clean and pretty much perfect.  Altogether superb shoes, they are the same size as a few other pair I have listed from the same estate.  

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See my other auctions for more vintage fashion from Lilli Ann and Kenrose, Joan Curtis, and more.  Darling vintage shoes from the ‘40s, ‘50s, and ‘60s.  Also antique perfumes and silver compacts.  American Modern dishes by Russel Wright, 1950s tablecloths and handkerchiefs, all kinds of goodies.  Thanks and happy shopping!