After Brooklyn Museum’s successful run of Killer Heels, we’re bringing it down about 6 inches. The R

After Brooklyn Museum’s successful run of Killer Heels, we’re bringing it down about 6 inches. The Rise of Sneaker Culture opens Friday, July 10 and highlights the sneakers’ modest origins in the mid-nineteenth century to high-end sneakers created in the past decade. #SneakerCulture is one of the first exhibitions to explore the complex social history and cultural significance of the footwear now worn by billions of people all over the world.It features approximately 150 pairs of sneakers for the public to peruse and reminisce—whether you’re feeling nostalgic for Air Jordans or Reebok Pumps, this exhibition highlights the global evolution of a clothing accessory that has become a cultural status symbol throughout the world. Keep your eyes out for this old postcard from the #BKMLibrary collection which is featured in the exhibition! Adding to the vintage flair this week, we’re highlighting shoe-filled books from our collections. For example, an Artist Book by James Prez titled, Fit is More Vital in Shoes than in Any Other Item Your Child Wears: A Book of Drawings of shoes with text on manila shipping tags and Clark Coolidge’s On the Slates – a book that is literally a shoe… More classic images can also be found in The Great American Foot and The Mode in Footwear by R. Turner Wilcox—ranging from clown shoes to 1930s and 1940s shoe illustrations (can you spot the sneakers?).Posted by Kim Loconto -- source link

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