Object: Shoes
Brand:
Comme des Garçons
(Japanese, founded 1969)
Date: Spring/Summer 2005
Medium: Patent leather and elastic
Country: Japan
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2005.49.2
DescriptionPale pink pearlized patent leather ballerina / ballet flats with black elastic bow and wide instep strap extended to sole; heel loop; square toe (seach terms: point)
Label Text:Associated with grace and femininity, ballet-style shoes have long been worn as fashionable footwear. This version by Comme des Garçons is inspired by the shape of the pointe shoe.
Exhibitions:
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Dance and Fashion
- Ballerina: Fashion's Modern Muse
- Sporting Life