Boot
Brand
Christian Louboutin
(French, founded 1991)
Designer
Christian Louboutin
(born 1963)
Fall/winter 1997-1998
Red silk satin with passementarie and gold metal
Gift of Christian Louboutin
Object number98.12.1
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.
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 soleCollections
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