Evening shoes
Brand
Versace
(Italian, founded 1978)
Designer
Gianni Versace
(1946 - 1997)
1992
Silk, metal and rhinestones
Museum purchase
Object number2003.96.1
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour once observed that Gianni Versace was “not afraid to dazzle.” Proof of that can be seen in the lustrous embellishments he characteristically used on his clothing and accessories. His feminine, rhinestone-embellished Medusa logo was used on shoes for both genders.
DescriptionBlack silk twill evening mules with extended pointed toe, high shaped heel and multiple ornaments in rhinestones and gold metal embossed with Medusa head logo on long flared mock tongueExhibitions