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