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Pair of Wedding Shoes

late 1997 (made)
Artist/Maker
Azagury, Joseph (designer)
Milner, Deborah (designed for)
Place of origin
London (made)

White satin wedding shoe, sling-back with curved heel

Object details

Categories
Footwear
Marriage
Fashion
Clothing
Accessories
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Pair of wedding shoes
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Satin
Satin
Brief description
Wedding shoes designed by Joseph Azagury, part of an ensemble used in a television advertising campaign for Renault UK, 1998
Physical description
White satin wedding shoe, sling-back with curved heel
Dimensions
  • Each length: 26cm
  • Each width: 8cm
  • Each height: 8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Joseph Azagury' (Sole of each shoe)
Gallery label
(2011)
Television wedding dress
Deborah Milner (b.1964)
London, 1998
Shoes: Joseph Azagury (b.1958)

During the 1990s evening styles influenced bridal wear. Wedding dresses with bare shoulders, plunging bodices and low backs became acceptable for church weddings. Deborah Milner designed this dress for the finale of a series of popular television advertisements for Renault's Clio car. An estimated 23 million viewers saw the ad.

Dress: machine lace with artificial pearls and plastic sequins
Headdress: embroidered net with artificial pearls and plastic sequins
Shoes: satin and leather
Given by Renault UK Ltd
V&A: T.40:1 to 4-2000; T.30:1, 2-2010
Credit line
Given by Renault UK Ltd
Object history
This wedding dress, veil and shoes were worn by the actress Estelle Skornik as 'Nicole' in the Renault television advertisement first screened 29 May 1998.
Associated objects
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.40:3-2000

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Record createdAugust 19, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O83457/pair-of-wedding-azagury-joseph/
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