Not on display

Sledge

Shoes
2015
Place of origin
London

One pair of ‘Sledge’ court shoes, 2015 London L.K. Bennett

Object details

Categories
Footwear
Fashion
Womenswear
Object type
Shoes
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoes
  • Shoes
TitleSledge (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Patent leather
Leather
Shoe-Making
Brief description
One pair of ‘Sledge’ court shoes, 2015 London L.K. Bennett
Physical description
One pair of ‘Sledge’ court shoes, 2015 London L.K. Bennett
Dimensions
  • Height: 170mm
  • Width: 78mm
  • Depth: 210mm
Gallery label
(2015-2016)
Shoes for a Princess
When it became apparent that nude court heels were a wardrobe staple of the Duchess of Cambridge, sales rocketed. The popularity of the shoe showed that emulating royal fashion is a practice unchanged since at least Queen Henrietta Maria’s time. Kate Middleton favoured the high-street brand L.K. Bennett, but customers could pick up nude shoes by George at Asda for £12.

‘Sledge’ court shoes
2015
London
L.K. Bennett
Leather
V&A: T.16:1, 2-2015
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.16:1,2-2015

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Record createdMarch 5, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1309688/sledge-shoes/
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