Object: Boot
Brand:
Christian Louboutin
(French, founded 1991)
Designer:
Christian Louboutin
(born 1963)
Date: Fall/winter 1997-1998
Medium: Red silk satin with passementarie and gold metal
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Christian Louboutin
Object number: 98.12.1
DescriptionSingle right calf height evening boot in red silk satin with pointed toe and stiletto heel with gold ring; decorative black passementerie in Chinese style on outside vamp; side zipper; signature red sole
Label Text:Christian Louboutin is a shoe designer known for his love of exoticism. This boot is a particularly lush example, pairing a western form with lacquer-red silk and passementarie, ornamentation that, here, recalls the coiled silk and frog closures of the qipao or cheongsam, a dress associated with Chinese culture.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Boots: The Height of Fashion
- Exoticism
- RED
- Shoes: A Lexicon of Style