Object: Boots
Designer:
Norma Kamali
(born 1945)
Date: c. 1983
Medium: Suede and rubber
Country: USA
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: P92.57.39
DescriptionHigh heeled lace up sneaker boots in red suede and white rubber, calf height with high shaped rubber heel, textured mud guards and toe cap, rounded point toe
Label Text:Norma Kamali’s playful boots resemble Converse high-top sneakers, a style originally designed in the 1920s for basketball. The designer’s addition of a high heel, as well as her choice of bold red suede, underscore her witty and occasionally irreverent approach to design. Kamali is well known for her fashionable appropriations of athletic wear.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- 50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Boots: The Height of Fashion