Shoes
From Roman sandals to trainers and stilettos, Shahidha Bari looks at the shoe trade with guests Tansy Hoskins, Thomas Turner, Rebecca Shawcross, and Owen Humphreys.
From Roman sandals to trainers and stilettos. Shahidha Bari looks at the shoe trade, with guests including Thomas Turner, who has written about sneakers in his book The Sports Shoe, A History From Field To Fashion; Tansy Hoskins,who examines global commerce in her book Footwork: What Your Shoes Are Doing To The World; Rebecca Shawcross, Shoe Curator at Northampton Museum & Art Gallery; and Roman shoe expert Owen Humphreys from Museum of London Archaeology.
Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street runs at the Design Museum in London until October 24th
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery and its collection of over 15,000 shoes has re-opened this July following a Β£6million revamp.
Producer: Emma Wallace
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