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Shoes: Pleasure and Pain

June 13 – January 31, 2016

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Presented by Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)

Presented by Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)

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The transformative power of extreme footwear will be explored in the V&A’s summer 2015 fashion exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain. More than 200 pairs of historic and contemporary shoes from around the world will be on display, many for the first time.

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Evening shoe, 1958-1960

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

'Parakeet' shoes, 2014

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

17th Century Venice, Italy

Chopines, ca. 1600

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

InvisibleNakedVersion, 2011

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

High & Mighty Shoot, American Vogue, 1995

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

One sandal, 30 BCE-300 CE

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Wedding toe-knob paduka, ca. 1800

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Northamptonshire, England

Mens' shoes, 1925

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Artist Unavailable

Desert boots, 1994

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Red ballet shoes made for Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) in The Red Shoes (1948), 1948

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

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Evening shoe, 1958-1960

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

'Parakeet' shoes, 2014

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

17th Century Venice, Italy

Chopines, ca. 1600

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

InvisibleNakedVersion, 2011

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

High & Mighty Shoot, American Vogue, 1995

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

One sandal, 30 BCE-300 CE

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Wedding toe-knob paduka, ca. 1800

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Northamptonshire, England

Mens' shoes, 1925

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Artist Unavailable

Desert boots, 1994

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Red ballet shoes made for Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) in The Red Shoes (1948), 1948

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Evening shoe, 1958-1960

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

17th Century Venice, Italy

Chopines, ca. 1600

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

High & Mighty Shoot, American Vogue, 1995

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

One sandal, 30 BCE-300 CE

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Northamptonshire, England

Mens' shoes, 1925

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Red ballet shoes made for Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) in The Red Shoes (1948), 1948

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

'Parakeet' shoes, 2014

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Wedding toe-knob paduka, ca. 1800

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

InvisibleNakedVersion, 2011

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

Artist Unavailable

Desert boots, 1994

"Shoes: Pleasure and Pain" at Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)

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