This set model was designed by David Rockwell for the original Broadway production of Kinky Boots at the Al Hirschfield Theatre in New York (2013-2019), as well as at the Adelphi Theatre in London (2015-2019), and subsequent tours. Scale 1:24.

Kinky Boots was adapted from the 2005 British film of the same name, inspired by a real Northampton shoe factory. The book was written by Harvey Fierstein, with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. The musical follows Charlie Price, who has inherited his father's failing shoemaking business, Price & Son. On a trip to London, Charlie meets the drag and cabaret performer Lola. Forming a plan to save the factory, Charlie and Lola collaborate to produce a line of high-heel boots designed for drag queens.

First staged in Chicago in 2012, Kinky Boots opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfield Theatre, New York in 2013. The show also opened in the West End at the Adelphi Theatre, London in 2015. Winning six Tony Awards in 2013, including Best Musical and Best Original Score, the West End production went on to win three Olivier Awards for Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Matt Henry) and Best Costume Design (Gregg Barnes) (2017). The V&A holds the costume worn by Matt Henry as Lola in Act II at the Adelphi Theatre, 2015 (S.178:1 to 3-2020). David Rockwell was nominated for the 2013 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for his work on Kinky Boots.

David Rockwell is an award-winning set designer and Founder/Director of the interdisciplinary architecture and design firm Rockwell Group, established in 1984. Rockwell’s Broadway debut was in 2000, when he designed the first New York revival of The Rocky Horror Show in 25 years. To date, he has designed over 60 plays and musicals for Broadway, the West End and international tours. In 2016, he won the Tony Award for Best Set Design for She Loves Me on Broadway.