Pair of Boots
ca. 1895 (made)
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Pair of leather buttoned boots, about 1895, Austria retailed by W. Coulson
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| Brief description | Pair of leather buttoned boots, about 1895, Austria retailed by W. Coulson |
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| Gallery label | Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain
The Naughty Nineties
Boots like these, with exaggeratedly high heels, are popularly referred to as ‘fetish boots’. They are associated with the perception of the 1890s as the ‘Naughty Nineties’. Such boots served to eroticise the high heel even outside the pornographic realm, creating the associations that continue today. The modern high heel is associated with sexual availability rather than just desirability.
Buttoned boots
About 1895
Austria
Leather, cotton and silk
Retailed by W. Coulson
Given anonymously
V&A: T.108&A-1958(2015-2016) |
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| Accession number | T.108&A-1958 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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