Thursday, June 11, 2015

Shoes and sacrifice: London exhibition explores footwear fashion



A single shoe, created by Swarovski, for the 2015 Disney film 'Cinderella', sits on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015. AFP

 single shoe, created by Swarovski, for the 2015 Disney film 'Cinderella', sits on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015



A pair of gilded and marbled leather shoes, made by Coxton Shoe Co. Ltd, sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015. AFP

A pair of gilded and marbled leather shoes, made by Coxton Shoe Co. Ltd, sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015.


 A pair 'Anemone' high heel shoes, created by French designer Christian Louboutin, sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015. AFP
 A pair 'Anemone' high heel shoes, created by French designer Christian Louboutin, sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015.

 
A pair of gold shoes created by British designer Alexander McQueen sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015. AFP

A pair of gold shoes created by British designer Alexander McQueen sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015.

 A pair of pink high heel shoes created by designer Manolo Blaniksit sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015. AFP

 A pair of pink high heel shoes created by designer Manolo Blaniksit sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015. 

A pair of shoes once owned by Britain's Queen Victoria sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015. AFP

 A pair of shoes once owned by Britain's Queen Victoria sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled 'Shoes: Pleasure and Pain' at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015.