While I was down in London, visiting friends I went to a museum, which was V&A who got serious about shoes – and we aren’t talking ballet flats, cosy boot’s or Crocs. ‘Shoes: Pleasure and Pain’ focuses on the transformative power of extreme footwear, exploring the agony and ecstasy that footwear might inspire. Over 200 pairs of shoes past and present have been gathered from all around the world, from ancient Egyptian sandals decorated in pure gold leaf to hi-tech shoes created using a 3D printer. Pairs worn by the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Queen Victoria, Sarah Jessica Parker and Daphne Guinness will are on display, alongside iconic shoes from popular culture. Across two floors, you’ll find everything from the comfortable to the truly toe-curling. The ground floor gallery explores ‘Transformation,’ discovering how the concept of empowerment has been tied in with footwear through folklore, ‘Status,’ showing how impractical shoes represent privileged and leisurely lifestyles, and ‘Seduction,’ which investigates shoes as objects of fetishism. Upstairs, the first floor gallery dissects the processes of designing and creating a shoe. Shoe’s so much that some of us are even happy to squish our feet into weird shapes that leave us uncomfortable and sore.
I have been to this museum before to go see Alexander Mcqueen exhibition so I know they know to make good exhibition. Suited in amazing building, bag getting checked before going in just making sure you’re safe. Even I have been twice there more to see in this amazing place, So watch this space, as you could see more about their work, what they do make their public come back to see more.
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