Pair of Platform Shoes
1993 (made), 4th quarter 1993-1st quarter 1994 (retailed)
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Bright blue punched leather "mock-croc" platform shoes, blue silk ribbon laces, platform soles, 23 cm long, 30.5 cm high.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bright blue punched leather, blue silk ribbon laces |
| Brief description | Bright blue punched leather "mock-croc" platform shoes, blue silk ribbon laces, platform soles, Vivienne Westwood, Autumn/ Winter 1993-4 collection. |
| Physical description | Bright blue punched leather "mock-croc" platform shoes, blue silk ribbon laces, platform soles, 23 cm long, 30.5 cm high. |
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| Gallery label | Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain
Fall From Grace
The supermodel Naomi Campbell will be forever associated with the blue mock-croc Vivienne Westwood platforms that were responsible for her spectacular fall on a Paris catwalk. Westwood’s reinterpretation of the platform heel was exaggeratedly proportioned. It required a courageous wearer who was not afraid of heights.
Super Elevated Gillie’ with
21 cm heels
1993
London
Vivienne Westwood
Leather and silk
Worn by Naomi Campbell
Given by Mrs Vivienne Westwood
V&A: T.225:1, 2-1993(2015-2016) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | Registered File number 1993/633. |
| Production | Autumn/winter 1993-4 collection. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
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| Accession number | T.225:1, 2-1993 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2003 |
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