Minnie Cooper brown crocodile printed leather derby shoes, 2010s

These brown lace-up derby style shoes made of imitation crocodile printed leather hail from a later period in Minnie Cooper's career, as noted by the embossed, modernised logo present on the interior of the shoe, a change from her fabric labels present in earlier years. They feature all leather construction, a mark of quality that Cooper's shoes came to be known for.

Details

Photographer: Denise Baynham
Credit: Garment loan courtesy of Dominique de Give
Copyright: Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Designer: Sandy Cooper
Manufacturing location: New Zealand
Garment type: shoes
Material: leather
Features: brown imitation crocodile embossed leather, uppers, pinked edges on tongue, laces, leather lining and sole
Colour: brown
Purchase location: Ponsonby, Auckland
Last published: May 2025
Label: Minnie Cooper
Date: 2010s