Shoes
Designer
Vivienne Westwood
(British, 1941 - 2022)
Fall 1993
Tartan silk twill and black patent leather
Gift of Vivienne Westwood
Object number98.119.1
Extreme platforms were integral to several of Vivienne Westwood’s collections of the 1990s. This example resembles a pair of Scottish ghillies worn for highland dancing, but the towering heels and patent leather add a fetishistic quality. The shoes were designed for Westwood’s Anglomania collection, which underscored her respect for—and subversion of—traditional British styles.
DescriptionStylized platform gillies in Bruce tartan silk twill with toecap, counter, and heel in black patent leather with pinked edges; platform sole integral with vamp, exaggerated high heel; black cotton shoelace over open throatCollections
Exhibitions