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Pair of Woman's Fetish Bootscirca 1900

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Pair of over-the-knee black leather lace-up boots with stiletto heels, displayed upright, showing crimson and maroon interior linings at the flared tops
Thigh-high black leather boot with stiletto heel, front lace-up closure running the full length, and wide folded-down cuff revealing a red quilted fabric interior panel against a light gray background.
Pair of black leather thigh-high boots with front lace-up closures running the full length, stiletto heels, and red velvet lining visible at the open tops.
Thigh-high black leather boot with front lace-up closure and stiletto heel; the open top reveals an interior lined with dark brown and quilted red fabric panels.
Black leather thigh-high boot with a pointed stiletto heel, lace-up front closure running the full length, and slight surface creasing, photographed in profile against a pale background.
Black leather thigh-high boot displayed in profile against a neutral background, with lace-up detailing along the back seam, a stiletto heel, and slightly creased surface texture.
Title
Pair of Woman's Fetish Boots
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
circa 1900
Medium
Leather
Dimensions
a) 31 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (79.06 x 6.98 x 18.41 cm); b) 31 3/8 x 2 1/4 x 31 3/8 in. (79.69 x 5.71 x 18.1 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.336a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.