2003.96.1

Images (3)

His and Hers_09 Left to right 78.57.6 (suit), 89.53.3 (velvet suit), 98.104.1 (textile wall), 93.54.12 (suit), 88.42.11 (knit skirt suit), 2005.40.15 (jacket), 98.20.7 (suit), 2005.25.1 (textile wall), 99.59.4 (dress), 91.256.1 (sweater), 2005.40.18, 2003.96.1, 2006.34.2 (shoes case)

Object: Evening shoes

Brand: Versace (Italian, founded 1978)

Designer: Gianni Versace (1946 - 1997)

Date: 1992

Medium: Silk, metal and rhinestones

Country: Italy

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: 2003.96.1

DescriptionBlack silk twill evening mules with extended pointed toe, high shaped heel and multiple ornaments in rhinestones and gold metal embossed with Medusa head logo on long flared mock tongue

Label Text:Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour once observed that Gianni Versace was “not afraid to dazzle.” Proof of that can be seen in the lustrous embellishments he characteristically used on his clothing and accessories. His feminine, rhinestone-embellished Medusa logo was used on shoes for both genders.

In Collection(s)

1990s
Shoes

Exhibitions:

His and Hers
The Couture Accessory
Fashion & Textile History Gallery First Rotation