Object: Boot
Brand:
Givenchy Couture
Designer:
Alexander McQueen
(1969 - 2010)
Date: Spring 1998
Medium: Black leather and orange lizard
Country: France
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 98.36.1
DescriptionHigh, back laced western style evening boot in black leather with orange lizard inserts, orange leather piping and lacing; scallop cut open counter, sculpted rectangular stiletto heel, rounded point toe; right boot
Label Text:While at Givenchy, Alexander McQueen created this provocative take on the cowboy boot. Later, the shoe designs for his eponymous brand would be even more spectacular.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part One)
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Shoes: A Lexicon of Style