Object: Shoes
Date: c. 1973-1975
Medium: Patent leather
Country: Mexico
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: P91.25.2
DescriptionFetish platform ankle strap shoe in black patent leather; extra high spike heel, rounded toe; curved top line with two scallop points on outer edge
Label Text:This fetish shoe has an eight-inch heel on which it would be nearly impossible to walk. Its primary purpose was aesthetic sexual appeal. Many people think there is a connection between heel height and erotic allure – the higher the heel, the sexier the shoe.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Power Mode
- Shoes: A Lexicon of Style