Shoes A-Z The collection of the Museum of FIT

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400 Anni di Scarpe.

Accesso esclusivo alla collezione di scarpe del Museo del Fashion Institute of Technology.

Viaggiamo a piedi uniti attraverso 400 anni di storia della calzatura, dai tacchi che sfidano la forza di gravità alle pudiche décolleté di Chanel, alle scarpe che limitano i movimenti o che ci trasportano attraverso grandi distanze, e da comodità a sculture da indossare.

Centinaia di modelli rivoluzionari, rari oggetti d'archivio e bozzetti originali, provenienti dalle griffe più ambite come Salvatore Ferragamo, Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahník e Roger Vivier.

“Shoes are a language; they speak of our identity. They delight and shock, captivate, cajole, and appall. They heighten us, embolden us, dictate the very way we move. They are also surely one of life’s great joys.”

— Daphne Guinness

Sky-high, ornate, and the pinnacle of glamour, both restrictive and liberating, art object and deeply ordinary, shoes tell the story of shifting attitudes towards desire, power, and wealth throughout history.

Lace up for a journey through the most enviable shoe closet from the permanent collection at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology— and four centuries of fashion’s hardest working accessory.

Featuring designs from the likes of Salvatore Ferragamo, Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahník, and Roger Vivier, Shoes A–Z. The Collection of the Museum at FIT celebrates fashion’s most revolutionary and coveted labels with more than 400 styles selected from the Museum’s pristinely preserved collection.

Texts from Daphne Guinness, Valerie Steele, Colleen Hill, and The Museum’s expert team of curators explore the unique legacy of each of the featured designers and the lasting cultural impact of the shoe.

Exclusive access to original sketches, advertisements, and photographs from the designers’ private archives further illuminate the genius behind the functional, sculptural delights we cannot live without.