Vintage rare 1950s New Orleans Maison Blanche lucite & Rhinestone SHOES these shoes are so well made 4 rhinestones missing on one heel only rhinestone has been lost or replaced,the heels are aprox 3" and it would fit a size 6 1/2 narrow maybe seven size has been wiped away these are stunning and belong in a fashion museum " A rare find with a rare history.

Maison Blanche's original building was on Canal Street. This was demolished around 1908. A distinctive new building, which still stands, was constructed around 1908–1909.[4] At one time there were many medical and dental offices in the top floors; later they became largely empty.

The Canal Street store was closed in 1982 by the City Stores Company and reopened in 1984. In 1997 work began to use the upper floors as part of a new Ritz-Carlton hotel. The original plan was for the lower floors to continue to operate as a Maison Blanche department store.[5] However, after Dillard's acquired the store with the purchase of the remainder of the Maison Blanche chain, they closed the Canal Street store. The whole building, along with the neighboring Kress building, is now part of the New Orleans Ritz Carlton, which had a grand opening on October 6, 2000.