Bellatrix
Pair of Shoes
2014 (made)
2014 (made)
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Agent Provocateur is a British luxury lingerie retailer founded in 1994 by Joe Corre and Serena Rees, and since 2007 owned by a private equity firm, with shops in 13 countries. Their lingerie is complemented by footwear, often designed for the boudoir. For their shoes in the 2014/15 collection, they collaborated with London-based shoe designer Charlotte Olympia.
This design with high stiletto heel and platform is often referred to as a ‘stripper heel’ and is a recurring shape in Charlotte Olympia’s work. The shoe features an elongated patent leather tab at the back of the heel and has a decorative gold zip detail along the top edge of the platform.
This design with high stiletto heel and platform is often referred to as a ‘stripper heel’ and is a recurring shape in Charlotte Olympia’s work. The shoe features an elongated patent leather tab at the back of the heel and has a decorative gold zip detail along the top edge of the platform.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Title | Bellatrix (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Leather |
| Brief description | One pair of black patent platform heeled shoes ‘Bellatrix’, Charlotte Olympia for Agent Provocateur, 2014 |
| Physical description | One pair of platform heeled shoes |
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| Credit line | Given by Agent Provocateur |
| Object history | RF 2015/112 |
| Summary | Agent Provocateur is a British luxury lingerie retailer founded in 1994 by Joe Corre and Serena Rees, and since 2007 owned by a private equity firm, with shops in 13 countries. Their lingerie is complemented by footwear, often designed for the boudoir. For their shoes in the 2014/15 collection, they collaborated with London-based shoe designer Charlotte Olympia. This design with high stiletto heel and platform is often referred to as a ‘stripper heel’ and is a recurring shape in Charlotte Olympia’s work. The shoe features an elongated patent leather tab at the back of the heel and has a decorative gold zip detail along the top edge of the platform. |
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| Accession number | T.36:1,2-2015 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2015 |
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