Evening shoes
Designer
Manolo Blahnik
(born 1943)
2003
Leather, rhinestones, and metal
Gift of Manolo Blahnik
Object number2013.11.1
Over the last decade of the twentieth century, fashion grew more individualized, and accessories played a more important role in women’s dress. The “It” accessory phenomenon expanded to include shoes, perhaps best encapsulated by the American television series “Sex and the City.” It brought a new level of fame to shoe designers Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin. Footwear, both aspirational and attainable, communicated an allegiance to a particular lifestyle.
DescriptionSilver metallic leather d'Orsay evening pumps with open toe and high heel, side pleats at front band radiating from rhinestone pave jeweled buckleExhibitions