Super elevated ghillies
1993 {Anglomania collection, autumn-winter 1993–94}
Medium
leather, rubber, satin (ribbon)
Measurements
(a-b) 28.0 × 7.5 × 21.0 cm (each)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds donated by Krsytyna Cambell-Pretty AM and Family, 2025
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
About this work
Extreme footwear played an important role in Westwood’s designs. In 1987 she debuted her rocking horse platforms, but it was the towering electric-blue mock-crocodile ghillies that became infamous when model Naomi Campbell famously took a tumble while wearing them on the runway. Surprisingly, this mishap was caused by the slipperiness of Campbell’s latex stockings and not the shoe itself. The blouse and jacket are from Westwood’s own wardrobe and were originally worn by her with a full-length kilt. Here, they are displayed alongside the original kilt worn by Campbell on the runway.