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Pair of Shoes

1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Chelsea Cobbler (made)
Place of origin
Chelsea (made)

Pair of dusky pink canvas shoes with cork wedge heels. Rounded inset and high instep. The toes are square. The soles are high.

Object details

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

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Canvas and cork
Canvas
Cork
Brief description
Pair of canvas shoes with cork wedge heels, made by Chelsea Cobbler, Chelsea, 1971
Physical description
Pair of dusky pink canvas shoes with cork wedge heels. Rounded inset and high instep. The toes are square. The soles are high.
Marks and inscriptions
'The Chelsea Cobbler' (Label)
Gallery label
(1997)
The floating long styles of the early 1970s demanded shoes with high heels to keep hems above the floor and give the wearer additional height. Shoe designers reworked the historical mule styles to suit 1970s trends. Some took platforms to almost unwearable, dangerous extremes, but this pair of light summer mules is of non-threatening height.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.107&A-1974

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Record createdAugust 27, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O83777/pair-of-shoes-chelsea-cobbler/
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