Summary
Pair of woman's flat slip-on shoes in transparent gold plastic flecked with gold glitter. Pointed toes and fins (or lightning bolt shape) at ankles and back of heels. Made some time between 1960 and 1990. Worn by the donor, Prue Acton.
Museum Victoria's Prue Acton Collection is of national significance as a record of the career of one of Australia's leading fashion designers from the 1960s to the 1980s. Prue Acton studied textile design at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in the late 1950s to early 1960s, and her parents John and Gwen Acton used their own money to establish Prue Acton's fashion business in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, in 1963. Her designs were soon at the forefront of Australia's fashion industry. Prue Acton was part of a new wave of designers who appropriated designer fashion and haute couture for a wider market. She developed the business into a leading national and international brand enterprise.
Physical Description
Pair of woman's flat slip-on shoes in transparent gold plastic flecked with gold glitter. Shoes have pointed toes and pointed fins at ankles and back of heels.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ms Prue Acton, 21 Nov 1994
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Manufacturer
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Place & Date Used
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1960 or later
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User
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Inscriptions
Labels inside soles, silver on blue: Thierry Mugler/Grendha. Stamped into soles: 37 GRENDENE/MADE IN BRAZIL/39/FRANCE.
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
10 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
209 mm (Length), 80 mm (Width), 100 mm (Height)
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References
RMIT Collection
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Keywords
Clothing, Fashion, Fashion Design, Fashion Industry, Women's Footwear, Making History - Prue Acton, Innovation & Design
