Terms and conditions of use
Dragon, shoes
1979
- Medium
- leather (calfskin), rubber
- Measurements
- (a-b) 21.5 × 9.0 × 23.5 cm (each)
- Place/s of Execution
- London, England
- Inscription
- (a) label, insole, woven in white on black synthetic fabric: Thea Cadabra
(b) label, insole, woven in white on black synthetic fabric: Thea Cadabra - Accession Number
- CT102.a-b-1982
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1982
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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In the 1970s, Thea Cadabra made her own clothes to wear to London nightclubs, but could never find shoes to match her flamboyant dresses. She apprenticed with a Turkish shoemaker working in London, and by 1979 won first prize in the Crafts Council Show for her handmade shoes. Inspired by David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust persona, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and vintage glamour, Cadabra’s creations incorporate both humour and drama. These Chinese dragon Shoes required more than 100 pattern pieces to make.