When your archive reads something like a subcultural timeline it's high-time for exhibition veneration! And that's just what Selfridges are doing for Grande Dame, Vivienne Westwood's footwear with a month long retrospective in their Ultralounge space. Opening this Thursday, Vivienne Westwood Shoes: An Exhibition 1973-2010 will chart the evolution of Viv's idiosyncratic kicks, housing almost 200 pairs. From her enduring Pirate Boots, the dandyish Trompe l'Oeil Boots and of course, those vertiginous platforms that Naomi took a tumble in, every memorable shoe will be honoured here.

There are few designers whose footwear back catalogue draws from so much history yet defined it in equal measures. Go see!

Vivienne Westwood Shoes: An Exhibition 1973-2010 runs until 22nd September

Posted on August 23, 2010 at 9:35:17 by The Real Runway