Etnografske svečane cipele opisane u ovom radu pripadaju bogatom fundusu narodnih nošnji Etnografskog muzeja, Dubrovački muzeji. Datirane su u kasno 19. st. i jedini su primjerak ovoga tipa cipela u zbirci. Kako bi se sačuvala materijalna forma i vrijednosti ovako jedinstvenog predmeta kulturne baštine ovoj se problematici pristupilo s dva aspekta. Prvo je proveden detaljan konzervatorsko-restauratorski zahvat nakon kojega je slijedila izrada njihove kopije, a sve prema odobrenju Konzervatorskog odjela Ministarstva kulture i medija RH. Konzerviranje i restauriranje višeslojnog, trodimenzionalnog predmeta izrađenog od tekstila i kože, poput etnografske obuće s područja Republike Hrvatske, izuzetno je zahtjevno, a osobito iz razloga što je to područje još uvijek nedovoljno istraženo. The formal ethnographic shoes described in this article belong to the extensive collection of folk costumes of the Ethnographic Museum, Dubrovnik Museums. They date from the end of the nineteenth century and are the only example of this kind of footwear in the collection. In order to preserve the material form and values of such a unique cultural heritage artefact, this Issue has been approached from two perspectives. First, a detailed conservation-restoration procedure was performed, followed by making their copy, all this in accordance with the approval of the Conservation Department of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia. The conservation and restoration of a multilayered three-dimensional object made of textiles and leather, such as ethnographic shoes in Croatia, is extremely demanding, especially since the region is still under-studied.