Boots
Designer
Norma Kamali
(born 1945)
c. 1983
Suede and rubber
Museum purchase
Object numberP92.57.39
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.
DescriptionRed suede and white rubber calf height high heeled lace up sneaker boots, shaped rubber heel, textured mud guards and toe cap, white laces, rounded point toeCollections
Exhibitions