Design
| Artist/Maker |
Manolo Blahnik was born in 1943 in the Canary Islands to a Spanish mother and a Czech father. He studied literature in Geneva and Paris, and came to London in 1971, where he soon opened his Chelsea shoe shop. Blahnik has since become a leading designer serving international markets.
He has developed a reputation for ornate, romantic and exotic shoes crafted in luxurious material. Design for a pair of high heeled blue and gold sandals that illustrates the mechanics and craftsmanship that Blahnik puts in to create his shoes.
He has developed a reputation for ornate, romantic and exotic shoes crafted in luxurious material. Design for a pair of high heeled blue and gold sandals that illustrates the mechanics and craftsmanship that Blahnik puts in to create his shoes.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Paint, gold paint, pen and pencil on paper. |
| Brief description | Design for a pair of high heeled blue and gold by Manolo Blahnik |
| Physical description | Design for a pair of high heeled blue and gold sandals that illustrates the mechanics of creating a shoe. Paint, gold paint, pen and pencil on paper. Annotations by the designer, including the date 1980. |
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| Historical context | Manolo Blahnik was born in 1943 in the Canary Islands to a Spanish mother and a Czech father. He studied literature in Geneva and Paris, and came to London in 1971, where he soon opened his Chelsea shoe shop. Blahnik has since become a leading designer serving international markets. He has developed a reputation for ornate, romantic and exotic shoes crafted in luxurious material. |
| Summary | Manolo Blahnik was born in 1943 in the Canary Islands to a Spanish mother and a Czech father. He studied literature in Geneva and Paris, and came to London in 1971, where he soon opened his Chelsea shoe shop. Blahnik has since become a leading designer serving international markets. He has developed a reputation for ornate, romantic and exotic shoes crafted in luxurious material. Design for a pair of high heeled blue and gold sandals that illustrates the mechanics and craftsmanship that Blahnik puts in to create his shoes. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1333-1979 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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