Help dating a couple pairs of vintage shoes ...christian dior, de Angelo...

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Hello, any useful info would be super helpful. Trying to see if these are worth anything. They were my grandmothers who has now passed on.
The dior shoes were in the box with the lid that says Souliers but i cant find anything that resembles them so unsure if box is from another pair.
(i tried to insert photos but it was coming up as broken images so i used links instead)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/CQsHzQZSxu3vfjTi6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3JWbknNbm2iVrHqy7
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https://photos.app.goo.gl/uvo64RyowdTVmwLa8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vsbpYQ8bMpsECoaX7
 
We don't do appraisals in here. Without showing a Dior marking inside those shoes, they are essentially not Dior. Springolators are still popular amongst the Rockabilly crowd and shoe collectors. However, I would recommend trying to clean them up - you can use the same stuff used on headlights.
 
Ah ha! uploaded file :)
 

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All of them need a good cleaning, if you intend to sell. The Dior have a late 60s into 70s toe box shape. Sort of the mod-princess look, went with micro-minis and maxi polyester gowns. The red are hard to tell from the pictures, probably 80s, but possibly 60s, pairing the stiletto skinny heel with the very pointy toe happened in both of those decades (also in the 90s, but with a very short pointy heel). Very glam. The springolaters are late 50s into 60s. I have had some luck cleaning the foggy plastic with windshield cleaner. Although, because these are yellowed, that likely happened due to storage heat and possibly sun exposure. I don't think you'll be able to reverse the yellowing, but you could polish them up. Honestly, if you already have a selling platform, I would recommend cleaning them up enough to be sellable, and price cheap. Shoes are a royal pain to unload when they are not perfect - many people who wear vintage buy new shoes. And, those of us who wear vintage shoes have a very invested relationship with local cobblers!
 
The black shoes are Dior - and Sadie is bang on, I would think 1969-71 would be exactly the right date. The red shoes look good to me for early 60s. Sadie is also right about selling shoes - they are tough to sell unless they are in pristine condition and a good size and even then, they are hard sells.
 
Thank you so much. Is there any way to clean up the velvet.
The red are some red snake skin. And my grandma died in the early 80s, i know they say de Angelo on one of them and the other one says something like ...stone wagoner or something.
And yes, i do have a selling platform already...I had been selling mostly vintage toys, records, hobby stuff, matchbox cars, costume jewelry, so these are a newer branch i have yet to dabble in until now.
And honestly, if they were my size i would keep them but she had some pretty narrow feet lol
Is 8 N to 8 1/2 N a bad size because thats what im coming to the conclusion that these are all.
 
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