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Ensemble

Designer Byron Lars
spring/summer 1994
Not on view
Byron Lars blended aspects of a 1970s platform shoe and a Japanese workman's clog. His white leather boot with black leather trompe-l'oeil strap approximates the tabi, the traditional Japanese woven bifurcated-toe sock, and the geta strap. The wooden sole has the two flat risers typical of the geta, but they have migrated to the front part of the shoe. A flared heel raises the back of the foot.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ensemble
  • Designer: Byron Lars (American, born 1965)
  • Date: spring/summer 1994
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: a) silk, synthetic, metal
    b) synthetic
    c, d) leather, wood
  • Credit Line: Gift of Byron Lars, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.246a–d
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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