Object: Man's shoes
Brand:
Comme des Garçons
(Japanese, founded 1969)
Date: 1984-1985
Medium: Leather and rubber
Country: Japan
Credit Line: Gift of Carole Aizenstark
Object number: 87.150.4
DescriptionMan's babouche slippers in black glacé leather, with peaked toe and counter low topline, with open quarters on inner side, sole in white foam rubber with dutch heel.
Label Text:Rei Kawakubo’s shoes were flat-heeled, functional, and crafted from unassuming materials, even while other high-fashion designers were introducing elegant pumps. As evidenced by the man’s slippers shown here, Kawakubo’s interest in asymmetry influenced her footwear designs—as it also did her clothing. “Both sexes were fascinated with the rubber shoes,” reported the New York Times in 1983, following the opening of a Comme des Garçons boutique in Soho.
Exhibitions:
- Trend-ology