Object: Shoe
Brand:
Christian Louboutin
(French, founded 1991)
Designer:
Christian Louboutin
(born 1963)
Date: Fall 1997
Medium: Brown silk crepe, brown and beige feathers
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Christian Louboutin
Object number: 98.46.3
DescriptionHigh heel pump in brown silk crepe, with brown and beige feather puff and clipped quills on vamp, pointed toe; slender waisted clover heel notched at base, style name is Plumetita
Label Text:Marabou, made from soft stork feathers, has long been associated with Hollywood glamour. Marilyn Monroe, for example, wore a pair of marabou-trimmed mules in The Seven-Year Itch.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Shoes: A Lexicon of Style
- Sole Desire: The Shoes of Christian Louboutin