Terms and conditions of use
Loafers
1995
Medium
leather, wood, rubber, Velcro
Measurements
(a-b) 27.0 × 9.8 × 11.0 cm (each)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1996
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Belgium
Inscription
(a) label, inside centre inner sole, woven in black on silver acetate: DIRK BIKKEMBERGS
(b) label, inside centre inner sole, woven in black on silver acetate: DIRK BIKKEMBERGS
Accession Number
1996.185.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
The loafers have red leather uppers combining a rounded bullnose toe, with an extended tab over the instep. The throat of the loafer has an elastic insert, which fastens to the underside of the tab with a strip of red Velcro attached, with a thread visible on the uppers. The lower rubber sole is followed by a wooden wedged half-sole and a four-level stacked leather section, all of which are overpainted with the same red as the uppers. The insole and lining are of a light brown leather, with a woven label.