Pair of Wedding Shoes
1996 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Claire Norwood creates understated shoes in metallic organzas and soft suedes. She excels in the manipulation of pieced and banded uppers. In this case, the bands are carefully graded and shaped from the toe and the whole shoe is balanced by the curved Louis heel.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Organza |
| Brief description | Wedding shoes, silver metallic organza banded mules, Claire Norwood, British, 1996. |
| Physical description | Wedding shoes. Silver metallic organza banded mules. |
| Gallery label | Claire Norwood creates understated shoes in metallic organzas and soft suedes. She excels in the manipulation of pieced and banded uppers. In this case, the bands are carefully graded and shaped from the toe and the whole shoe is balanced by the curved Louis heel.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | Registered File number 1996/625. |
| Summary | Claire Norwood creates understated shoes in metallic organzas and soft suedes. She excels in the manipulation of pieced and banded uppers. In this case, the bands are carefully graded and shaped from the toe and the whole shoe is balanced by the curved Louis heel. |
| Bibliographic reference | De la Haye, Amy (ed.). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947- 1997. London : V&A Publications, 1997
plate 133 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.154:1, 2-1996 |
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| Record created | September 15, 2003 |
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