boots 1935 ©MAD Paris /photo: Christophe Delliere
Marie-Antoinette, 1792 ©MAD Paris /photo: Christophe Delliere
Christian Louboutin and David Lynch women’s ballerines model Ballerina Ultima, Paris 2007 ©MAD Paris/photo: Hughes Dubois
1630 ©MAD Paris /photo: Jean Tholance
Raf Simons for Christian Dior collection haute couture fall/winter 2014/15 ©MAD Paris /photo: Christophe Delliere
dance shoes worn by Marie Taglioni for an evening March 1st 1842 ©MAD Paris /photo: Hughes Dubois
mens shoes Iran beginning of XVII century ©MAD Paris /photo: Hughes Dubois
Benoit Meleard “Hommage to Calder” 1999 ©MAD Paris /photo: Hughes Dubois
Paco Rabanne haute couture 1995 ©MAD Paris /photo: Jean Tholance
Iris Schieferstein, Horseshoes, 2006 ©MAD Paris/photo: Hughes Dubois
Dear Shaded Viewers,
The current exhibition explores the different ways of walking from the Middle Ages to today spanning the years as well as various cultures. It studies how men, women and children have walked over time and in different social groups. It is a bit overwhelming with nearly 500 pairs of shoes, paintings, photographs, art objects, films and advertisement from public, private and foreign collections. You also have a room where you can try on an iconic pair of shoes. Just try and walk in them…see how you feel and then you understand the effect shoes have on how you hold your body.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
107, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
Tél. : +33 (0)1 44 55 57 50
