Photos: Inches Above: Men in Heels
A new exhibition at the Bata Shoe Museum scales the heights of masculine footwear.
French or English mid–17th century. Red heeled boy’s shoe, buff sueded with stacked leather ‘polony’ heel.
Collection of the Bata Shoe Museum. Image © 2015 Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ron Wood.
American, mid-20th century. Biker boot with brown leather and low stacked heel.
Collection of the Bata Shoe Museum. Image © 2015 Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ron Wood.
English, early 1960s. Worn by John Lennon. Black leather Chelsea boot with a wooden heel.
Collection of the Bata Shoe Museum. Image © 2015 Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ron Wood.
Persian, 17th century. Shargreen-covered leather heel.
Collection of the Bata Shoe Museum. Image © 2015 Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ron Wood.
American 1950s and 2014. Lift/Insert.
Collection of the Bata Shoe Museum. Image © 2015 Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ron Wood.
German, mid-19th century. Brown leather with stacked heels.
Collection of the Bata Shoe Museum. Image © 2015 Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada. Photo by Ron Wood.
