Photos: The Pleasure and Pain of Fabulous Footwear
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Evening shoe, beaded silk and leather, France. Roger Vivier (1907–98) for Christian Dior (1905–1957), 1958-60.
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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One sandal, gilded and incised leather and papyrus, Egypt, c30 BCE-300 CE.
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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‘Parakeet’ shoes by Caroline Groves, England, 2014.
Photo by Dan Lowe.
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Wedding toe-knob paduka, silver and gold over wood, India, 1800s.
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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Chopines, Punched kid leather over carved pine, Venice, Italy, c 1600s.
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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InvisibleNakedVersion by Andreia Chaves, 2011.
Photo by Andrew Bradley.
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Mens’ shoes, gilded and marbled leather, Northamptonshire, England, 1925.
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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Desert boots, light brown suede, Clarks, Great Britain, 1994.
Photo © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
