92.182.1

Images (8)

Unraveled_12 Left to right 98.140.1 (jacket), 2008.80.3 (coat), 91.254.23 (skirt), 78.100.8 (denim dress), 2015.47.1 (blazer overalls), 92.182.1 (boots), 92.182.2 (bustier)

Unraveled_24 92.182.1 (boots), 92.182.2 (bustier)

Exoticism_27 Left to right 2003.28.2 (plaid dress), 92.229.9 (textile wall), 96.6.23 (dress), 87.64.1 (paisley dress), 95.7.2 (sweater ensemble hidden), 99.53.1 (pink velvet suit), 92.182.1 (boots case), 93.165.2 (hat case), 98.13.1 (shoes case), 98.50.1 (tiger print dress partial)

Exoticism_28 Left to right 92.229.9 (textile wall), 88.63.28 (hat case), 86.91.10 (necklace case), 2004.38.4 (shoes case), 96.6.23 (dress), 87.64.1 (paisley dress), 95.7.2 (sweater ensemble hidden), 99.53.1 (pink velvet suit), 92.182.1 (boots case), 93.165.2 (hat case), 98.13.1 (shoes case), 98.50.1 (tiger print dress partial), 97.70.1 (ensemble hidden), 99.43.1 (red gown)

Unraveled_20 Left to right 98.140.1 (jacket), 2008.80.3 (coat), 91.254.23 (skirt), 78.100.8 (denim dress), 2015.47.1 (blazer overalls), 92.182.1 (boots), 92.182.2 (bustier)

Object: Boots

Brand: Maison Martin Margiela (French, founded 1988)

Designer: Martin Margiela (born 1957)

Date: Spring 1990

Medium: Denim, paint, and leather

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Richard Martin

Object number: 92.182.1

DescriptionWhite painted cloth ankle height Tabi boots with cylindrical high heel with kohase tab closure at back, developed from traditional Japanese tabi sock with split toe

Label Text:Martin Margiela’s boots, based on Japanese tabi socks, have a weathered finish that also pays homage to the aesthetic of wabi-sabi, which reveres the beauty inherent in imperfection, impermanence, and age.

In Collection(s)

Shoes

Exhibitions:

Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties
Boots: The Height of Fashion
Exoticism
Fashion Unraveled