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Clothing and Accessories
Footwear ➔ Boots, Women's
Identifier:
2017.11.1Description:
A pair of Enosis brand brown suede boots made in Greece. They were purchased by the donor, Nancy Morris, while she was working at her first job in sales and modeling at the Wexner's department store in San Antonio, Texas from 1968-69. Nancy later moved to Michigan and continued to wear the boots until 2017 when slight damage to the heel that was not possible to fix made them no longer wearable. Clothing that is worn for this length of time in this era is rare, however, because of their personal history and the donor's view of them being a timeless design, the boots were well taken care of through their decades of wear.Date:
1968 – 1969Materials:
SuedeCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 3Source:
Gift of Nancy MorrisExhibit/Program:
Fashion + Nature (April 2022)Fashion + Nature examines the relationships between the natural world and the fashion industry. Clothing has long been produced with natural materials and inspired by the beauty and diversity of the natural world, but the fashion industry has had a largely negative impact on the environment. This exhibit showcases a wide variety of captivating scientific specimens and fascinating garments, to illustrate their relationship to each other and their interconnected histories. Fashion + Nature aims to inspire and educate visitors, encouraging us to become better consumers and reduce the harmful impacts of the fashion industry.
