Shoes
Designer
Manolo Blahnik
(born 1943)
1998
Silk brocade and ostrich feathers
Gift of Manolo Blahnik
Object number98.77.3
Manolo Blahnik’s brocade shoe recalls the luxury and opulence of the 18th century. Aware of the erotic power of heels, Blahnik’s addition of a lush ostrich feather pompom gives the shoe an aura of seduction.
DescriptionHigh heel mules in off white silk brocaded with red and green berries, trimmed with tuft of dark red ostrich feathersExhibitions