77.183.2CD

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Fashion and Politics_20 Left to right P90.37.4 (textile wall), 86.136.9 (silver dress), 88.25.1 (pink dress), 77.183.2CD (boots case), 89.141.16 (glasses case), 76.69.54 (belt case), 86.66.9 (hat case), 75.112.5 (dress and socks), 2003.73.1 (swimsuit), P90.13.1 (coat), 91.181.13 (scarf wall), 86.144.12 (boots case), P92.57.19 (jumper)

Exhibitionism_14 Left to right 2006.62.7 (yellow collar coat), 2016.80.1 (black coat), 2010.37.7 and 2010.37.8 (coat and skirt), 2017.9.1 (blue jacket), 2014.56.2 (glasses), 78.170.5 (dress), 77.183.2CD (boots)

Paris Refashioned_19 Left to right 78.57.6 (suit), 77.183.2CD (boots case), 81.24.9 (orange top and pants), 81.132.4 (dark orange pantsuit), 2014.56.2 (glasses case), 81.132.6 (brown pantsuit)

Object: Boots

Brand: Courrèges (French, 1961 - 1986)

Designer: André Courrèges (1923 - 2016)

Date: 1964

Medium: Leather and Velcro

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Ruth Sublette

Object number: 77.183.2CD

DescriptionFuturistic go-go boots in off white kid leather, with cut-out slit and self knot at top; flat heel and open toe; CB zipper and velcro closure

Label Text:Courrèges’s white leather boots were versatile, practical, and ideal for a young clientele. As Queen magazine noted, the stark geometry of Courrèges’s fashions simply did not work with high heels. The Space Age effect of the boots was enhanced by closures made from Velcro, a material used by NASA in spaceships.

In Collection(s)

1960s
Shoes

Exhibitions:

Youthquake: The 1960's Fashion Revolution
Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968
Shoes: A Lexicon of Style
Fashion & Textile History Gallery First Rotation
Fashion & Politics
Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT
Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic