2000.42.1

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Sporting Life_25 Left to right P92.42.20 (swimsuit), 82.153.59 (bikini), 83.91.2 (black cut out suit), 82.153.57 (criss cross swimsuit), 93.159.67 (black and white swimsuit), P91.56.13 (cap and bag case), 90.89.1 (orange and red swimsuit), 90.62.1 (purple and yellow swimsuit), 93.56.3 (tie dye swimsuit), 85.96.9 (tank suit), 90.35.1 (bikini), 2000.42.1 (shoes case), P90.59.1 (ensemble with hat), 76.69.6 (black ensemble hidden), 2006.36.1 (black jacket ensemble), 94.126.1 (pink dress), 95.73.7 (top and shorts hidden), 2011.12.1 (unitard swimsuit)

Sporting Life_28 Left to right 90.35.1 (bikini), 2000.42.1 (shoes case), P90.59.1 (ensemble with hat), 76.69.6 (black ensemble hidden), 2006.36.1 (black jacket ensemble), 94.126.1 (pink dress), 95.73.7 (top and shorts hidden), 2011.12.1 (unitard swimsuit)

Sporting Life_27 Left to right 82.153.57 (criss cross swimsuit), 93.159.67 (black and white swimsuit), P91.56.13 (cap and bag case), 90.89.1 (orange and red swimsuit), 90.62.1 (purple and yellow swimsuit), 93.56.3 (tie dye swimsuit), 85.96.9 (tank suit), 90.35.1 (bikini), 2000.42.1 (shoes case)

Object: Shoes

Designer: Thierry Mugler (French, 1948 - 2022)

Date: c. 1985

Medium: Plastic

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Chauncie McKeever Rodzianko

Object number: 2000.42.1

DescriptionBeach flats in molded transparent green plastic with pointed toe and wave shaped sling back straps

Label Text:Thierry Mugler’s adaptation of the ubiquitous “jelly” shoe features his signature sci-fi style. Jelly shoes were first introduced in the 1960s, as a result of the development of injection molding techniques. Simple and inexpensive to produce, they were first marketed in third-world countries, before they became fashionable beach wear.

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