There's a shoe exhibition going on in London at the moment, from 4th-8th November to be precise. It's called 'Shoes For Show: The Sculptural Art of High Heels'. Particularly for Phlegmmy's and Dustbury's enjoyment, here are some of the shoes on display.
Shoe by Gareth Pugh, made for and worn by Beyoncé in her 'Run The World (Girls)' video
Foreground: Ballet pump by Christian Louboutin with 8" heel,
made to raise funds for the English National Ballet
Background: Vintage Nina Ricci 'heel-less' shoe owned by Daphne Guinness
made to raise funds for the English National Ballet
Background: Vintage Nina Ricci 'heel-less' shoe owned by Daphne Guinness
Shoe designed by Rupert Sanderson for a production of Verdi's opera Aida at the Royal Opera House
Shoe designed by Christian Louboutin for the Rodarte autumn/winter 2008 collection
Boot designed by Terry de Havilland for Agent Provocateur's
'Crystalina' autumn/winter 2009 Superhero collection
'Crystalina' autumn/winter 2009 Superhero collection
Shoes designed by Nicholas Kirkwood for Printemps 'Alice in Wonderland' window display, 2010
The 'I Am Not A Celebrity' blog has many more images of the shoes in the exhibition. They're weirdly fascinating. I'm guessing few, if any, are designed to be worn in real life (or not more than once, at any rate!). Still, they definitely show creativity and artistic flair. In fact, I'd consider them all to be better and more interesting works of art than the Martin Kippenberger piece we looked at yesterday!
Peter
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I am semi-speechless. :)
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