A PAIR OF RED SUEDE AND TAN LEATHER POINTED PLATFORM COURT SHOES

Cassie Davies-Strodder writes that Westwood’s idea of femininity was promoted by The notion of the woman’s autonomous control over her self-presentation...The fashion parody of pornography and sex shop dressing was central to the whole of punk fashion for women…the woman was in control again. (H. Persson, Shoes, Pleasure & Pain, London, 2015, p. 60). From the beginning Westwood and Maclaren used the local sex trade shops to make shoes and accessories. This led to the use of latex and other fetish materials and to the production of beautifully hand crafted leather high-heeled and platform shoes. Production moved to Italy under the aegis of Carlo D’Amario, CEO of Vivienne Westwood Ltd., where such quality is much prized and remains key to the production of the house of Westwood. This lot, as do the other shoes in this sale from Vivienne's personal wardrobe, admirably demonstrate the craftsmanship for which Westwood is rightly so renowned in tandem with Vivienne's ground breaking design.