Pair of Shoes
1960s (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Brown leather and snakeskin shoes marked 'Tomas'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Leather and snakeskin |
| Brief description | Shoes, leather and snakeskin, Tomas, possibly Italy, 1960s |
| Physical description | Brown leather and snakeskin shoes marked 'Tomas'. |
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| Gallery label | Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain
Macho Man
In the early ’70s, some men wore shoes with thick and heavy heels. This look conveyed male privilege and authority, just as it had in the 17th century, when heeled shoes for men were first fashionable in Europe. Heels allowed the 1970s wearer, also usually in flashy clothing, to walk confidently and tall, and to project a domineering masculinity. The look gained negative associations with oversexed pimps and dangerous gangsters.
Men’s heeled shoes
1970–75
Italy
Tomas
Leather and snakeskin
V&A: T.86:1, 2-1994(2015-2016) |
| Object history | Registered File number 1994/113, Streetstyle 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of a Rude Boy outfit that includes the suit: trousers T.81-1994 and jacket T.82-1994, the handkerchief T.83-1994, the shirt T.84-1994, the tie T.85-1994 and the hat T.87-1994. |
| Bibliographic reference | Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties
Not described in the exhibition publication. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.86:1, 2-1994 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2007 |
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