tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post5033928691261284034..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: Shoes: Pleasure and Pain Louise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-1489677051976440942015-07-05T16:50:30.595+01:002015-07-05T16:50:30.595+01:00Thank you for commenting, Christina. I knew it wou...Thank you for commenting, Christina. I knew it would be up your street. I rather admired the photographers, too!<br /><br />And thank you, too, Janet. The modern creations by Manolo Blanik, Jimmy Choo, Prada and Christian Louboutin, etc. are amazing, too. Upstairs, the exhibition looks at how shoes are made and there are film interviews with various designers and shoemakers. <br /><br />It's well worth a visit.Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-58385267892032273132015-07-05T16:42:55.858+01:002015-07-05T16:42:55.858+01:00I'm delighted you enjoyed my post, Jo. I agree...I'm delighted you enjoyed my post, Jo. I agree with your assessment - I, too, doubt that there was a distinguishing symbol of having been presented at the British court - far too dull!<br /><br />Once you know the red heel connection, you can spot them everywhere in male 'Swagger portraits' by artists like Pompeo Battoni.Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-60676074583107116052015-07-05T16:37:12.321+01:002015-07-05T16:37:12.321+01:00Thank you for your comment, Amanda. I can't im...Thank you for your comment, Amanda. I can't imagine any RNA member not loving it - and the modern shoes are simply astonishing. They include Vivienne Westwood's infamous blue platforms worn by Naomi Campbell in 1995 - and a photograph of what happened!Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-13940774349279754292015-07-05T14:35:15.888+01:002015-07-05T14:35:15.888+01:00What a fascinating post. I'll never look at sh...What a fascinating post. I'll never look at shoes in quite the same way again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605005377686570214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-7310457075268488592015-07-05T14:24:41.714+01:002015-07-05T14:24:41.714+01:00Wonderful, Elizabeth, I will definitely go and see...Wonderful, Elizabeth, I will definitely go and see this for myself!Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-91854327173850138802015-07-05T12:02:28.149+01:002015-07-05T12:02:28.149+01:00Lovely post. I didn't know that red heels were...Lovely post. I didn't know that red heels were a sign that a man had been presented at Versaille, only that they were the height of style. I wonder if there was a similar symbol for presentation at the British court. Probably not.Jo Beverleyhttp://www.jobev.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-16121540601213750832015-07-05T10:29:14.605+01:002015-07-05T10:29:14.605+01:00Thanks for such an inspiring post, Elizabeth. You&...Thanks for such an inspiring post, Elizabeth. You've made me long to see the exhibition.Amandahttp://www.amandagrange.comnoreply@blogger.com