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Pair of Shoes

1970-1975 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black patent leather platform soled shoes, with purple hearts on the uppers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Patent leather
Brief description
Pair of patent leather platform shoes, Italy, 1970-1975.
Physical description
Black patent leather platform soled shoes, with purple hearts on the uppers.
Object history
Presented at the Streetstyle exhibition 1994 in the 'Funk' section, as part of a man's ‘Funk US/USA early 1970s’ ensemble, including a leather coat (T.54-1994), a satin shirt (T.55-1994), trousers (T.56-1994) and a hat (T.58-1994), put together by Derek Falconer of Crazy Clothes.
Purchased. Registered File number 1994/113.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties De La Haye, Amy and Cathie Dingwall, eds. Surfers Soulies Skinheads & Skaters: Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties. London: Victoria and Albert Publications, 1996.
Collection
Accession number
T.57:1, 2-1994

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Record createdNovember 25, 2010
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