Killer Heels @ Brooklyn Museum

We took at Subway ride to Brooklyn Museum where they were showing the Killer Heels exhibition, an archive into hundreds of years of the Fashion, high heeled shoes.

The exhibition opened with a fashion film 'Spike'(2014). It was an intense four minutes long and was visually very exciting. Although it was an explosion of bright colours, the theme was a juxtaposition of darkness with dramatic music screaming at you whilst the models danced around the screen. The film featured a long list of shoes from designers such as Mui Mui, Balmain, Louboutin and more. I have searched for Zach Gold's fashion film online but I am yet to find it, making me believe that it was exclusive to the exhibition. Below are some photos of the film.

   

The exhibition then lead on to the 'Revival and Reinterpretation' of heeled shoes. It was extremely interesting to see how the design of a 2010 Chanel shoe could be influenced by a 1845 table and a 2006 Mui Mui was inspired by a 1897 candlestick. I also learnt that Kothorrios (an eastern style of heel' were worn by male actors indicating the characters high status. This became less popular when women started to wear them.





The rest of the exhibition was equally as interesting with a large array of famous shoes from glass slippers to horses feet. The fashion films were of interest too and overall this exhibition was one of my favourite that I have ever been to. This is due to it giving me new knowledge and being engaging at the same time.



[caption id="attachment_408" align="alignnone" width="334"] A real glass slipper[/caption]