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SEX, London (fashion house), Vivienne WESTWOOD (designer), Malcolm McLAREN (designer)
Shoes
 (c. 1974)

Medium
leather, metal

Measurements
(a-b) 20.0 × 8.0 × 25.0 cm (each)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and the Campbell-Pretty Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2018

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
England

Inscription
(a) embossed and printed in gold ink on insole: ESPECIALLY FOR / SEX / 430 KINGS RD., / CHELSEA / MADE IN ENGLAND
(b) embossed and printed in gold ink on insole: ESPECIALLY FOR / SEX / 430 KINGS RD., / CHELSEA / MADE IN ENGLAND

Accession Number
2018.1606.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
A pair black stiletto shoes with metal studded straps, ankle straps, buckles and bondage loops. A metal ring joins the uppers to the ankle straps at the top of the foot.

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