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Collections

Nunn Bush
Platform Shoescirca 1975

Not on view
Pair of 1970s-style mustard-tan leather platform shoes with dark wood block heels, cream laces, and petal-shaped cutout detailing on the vamp
Pair of tan leather platform shoes with white lace-up fronts, perforated detailing, white contrast trim in petal-like shapes, and stacked dark wood platforms and block heels.

Nunn Bush, Platform Shoes, circa 1975, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Anonymous gift, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Design House
Nunn Bush
United States, established 1912
Title
Platform Shoes
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1975
Medium
Leather and wood
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 7 in. (26.67 x 8.89 x 17.78 cm) each
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.86.12.3a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.