Bata Shoe Museum

Manolo Blahnik: The Art of Shoes retrospective

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Manolo Blahnik: The Art of Shoes is an intimate retrospective spanning 45 years of work by one of the most influential figures in fashion. With over 30,000 unique styles in the infamous private archive, Spanish fashion designer and founder of the eponymous high-end shoe brand Manolo Blahnik with the curator Dr. Cristina Carrillo de Albornoz … Read more

Fashion Victims: The dangers of dress in the 19th century exhibition @ Bata Shoe Museum

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Fashion Victims: The Pleasures and Perils of Dress in the 19th Century @ Bata Shoe Museum. Swathed from head to toe in expensive garments and shod in delicate footwear, fashion-forward women graced the boulevards and the ballrooms with their colourful presence. Their tailored male companions cut equally refined figures in their black coats, spotless white … Read more