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London College of Fashion presents Footnotes: Intimate Stories of Shoes at Sutton House


From May 9th 2018, as part of London Craft Week, London College of Fashion, UAL, presents Footnotes, an exhibition of artist responses to the College’s historic shoe archive hosted at the National Trust’s Sutton House in Hackney. The exhibition for the first time, reveals objects from London College of


Fashion, UAL’s eclectic archive which includes 1930s orthopaedic footwear, silk slippers from the 1800s and even a shoe made for a sheep. Artists Eelko Moorer, Ellen Sampson, Linda Brothwell and Laila Diallo have


produced new works inspired by the remarkable history of the selected shoes revealing new interpretations of historic objects under the guise of five categories – Scale, Balance, Fragility, Singled Out and Common/Uncommon. The selected shoes form a trail through the historic east London property, which has 500 years of different period rooms, from 1530s to the 1980s, making it an ideal venue in which to chart the history of the exhibits. Included in the exhibition is a small Victorian girl’s shoe which was found under the floorboards at Sutton House dating back to its time as Eliza Temple’s School of Etiquette for Girls. Curated by Alison Moloney, from the Centre for Fashion Curation, a


research centre based at London College of Fashion, UAL with archive co-curation by Amy de la Haye, and supported using public funding by Arts Council England and sponsored by Kurt Geiger, the exhibition explores the cultural significance of shoes through the artists’ interpretations. The audience will be encouraged to interact with the exhibition through


the responses, which will include a virtual reality experience and the recorded sound of a dance and they will be able to add their own interpretations of the shoes, including a shoe made for a giant. Alison Moloney, curator and research fellow at London College of Fashion,


UAL said: “London College of Fashion’s shoe archive has been compiled to inspire and instruct students in the making and designing of shoes. As objects, the shoes have so many interpretive possibilities for artists because the provenance of each one is unknown.


T: 020 8986 2264, E: suttonhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk, E: nationaltrust.org.uk/suttonhouse


Hotter is celebrating the Royal Wedding with a collection of limited edition shoes that are the ultimate marriage of style and fit.


“As the UK’s biggest shoemaker we wanted to show our patriotic side, celebrating one of the most anticipated Royal events of the year by doing what we do best,” said Sara Prowse, Hotter CEO. “Every Hotter shoe is carefully designed to be stylish and comfortable because we think that everyone deserves to feel like a princess every day.” These shoes have hidden comfort features so they feel fabulous to wear but what makes them unique are the Stars and Stripes and Union Jack insoles in the three ‘on-the-go’ styles and the ‘Markle’ sparkle of the smart red heel. This celebratory collection is fun, stylish and most importantly, comfortable and great way to remember the special occasion in years to come.


Hotter’s Royal Wedding Collection includes: • Sporty Brooke which has been given a star spangled banner makeover


• Hotter Original Leanne featuring a classic Red, White and Blue colour combination


• Classic Red Hotter Original Shake in eyecatching Red Nubuck • Stand-out style Meghan which will add little ‘Markle’ sparkle to the day


Hotter has also launched a style guide to give advice about how to make the most of these styles for the big day and beyond.


4 • FOOTWEAR TODAY • MAY 2018 www.footweartoday.co.uk “Sutton House provides the perfect backdrop to Footnotes because of its


own extensive history. Through this exhibition and accompanying programme of workshops and talks, we want to immerse people in the history of the everyday and in shoes as ways to reanimate the past and access personal and shared cultural memories among the audience.” The exhibition will run until July 2018 and will feature an extensive


programme of talks and workshops including a dance workshop exploring how shoes inform movement, fairytale readings for children based on shoe stories and archive-based drawing workshops.


The exhibition will be open to the public at Sutton House from 9 May 2018. Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 12pm – 5pm. Admission: £7 adults, £3.50 children. Under 5s and National T Members Free. F


rust amily Ticket Available.


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