Excerpt from the Museum Guide: Designed by Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama who was inspired by the idea of a shoebox. The five-story structure combines state of the art artifact storage and exhibit space with dynamic and inviting plays of light and texture. Particularly impressive is the "floating" staircase and a dramatic wall of prismatic glass. The museum opened in 1995.

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Top left: Louis Heel or Pinet Heel. French 1880.
Top right: Gaudy striped boots. French 1866-1872.
Bottom left: Boudoir slippers. French 1880-1885.
Bottom right: Mules. Swiss 1868.

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Excerpt from the museum information: Swedish or German Gilded Age of 1890. This pair of handmade, bespoke button boots reflects the infusion of erotically charged references in women's dress that emerged at the end of the 19th century. These boots were designed to look like a star kinged leg in a shoe.

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In the 17th century Holland, the bride and groom were given pairs of beautifully glazed shoes as wedding gifts to wish good luck to their pairing.

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Shown here are both adult and children boots. They are both traditional in design and feature embossed leather medallions.

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