Historical shoes trends have been often very interesting as well as outstanding – from the extremes to the beautiful design and the craftmanship. Think of the extreme platforms chopine, the spiky heels or extra wide ducks shoes on Henry VIII. Almost still trendy woven sandals from Ancient Egypt and the classy designer shoes that withstand the tooth of time or as the statement extravaganza shocked and made it into history books, often as a great investment or the piece of sentimental heirloom value.
The best shoes museum for fashion lovers
- Bata Shoe Museum (Toronto, Canada): Often considered the best in the world, it features over 13,000 items covering 4,500 years of history, ranging from Chinese bound-foot shoes to modern celebrity footwear. Also Bata Shoes Museum CZ (Zlin, Czech republic) – the birthplace of shoe maker Tomas Bata, Zlin was projected as British garden city with the brick housing for his workers. The best one alongside Northampton to see the evolution and revolution of the footwear and shoe design.
- Salvatore Ferragamo Museum (Florence, Italy): Dedicated to the iconic designer, this museum showcases 10,000 models, focusing on glamorous, innovative designs from the 1920s to 1960.
- Victoria and Albert Museum (London, UK): Houses a massive collection of over 2,000 pairs, highlighting both high-fashion, extreme designs and historical, practical footwear.
- Northampton (UK ): Holds the largest collection of objects charting the history of shoes in the world. The collection is designated as being of national and international significance and consists of 12,000 shoes and 50,000 archival records including documentary footage and fine art.
- International Shoe Museum (Romans-sur-Isère, France): Located in a historic shoe-making town, it holds a diverse international collection.
- Marikina Shoe Museum (Manila, Philippines): Famous for housing hundreds of pairs from Imelda Marcos’s infamous collection.
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