Object: Boots
Brand:
Shoe Biz
Retailer:
Henri Bendel
(American, 1895 - 2019)
Date: c. 1970
Medium: Suede
Country: Greece
Credit Line: Gift of Linda Friedman
Object number: 88.28.15
DescriptionBrown suede embroidered boots
Label Text:Shoe Biz was run by shoe designer and magnate Jerrold (Jerry) Miller and sold at the luxury New York fashion boutique Henri Bendel. During the 1970s, Shoe Biz formed manufacturing partnerships with factories in Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, and Spain. Arsho Baghsarian, a designer at Shoe Biz brand for fifteen years, recalled that “Jerry was a pioneer in the industry, and we were real globetrotters.”
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic