Heels Mansion
High-heel culture

High heels. A closer look.

Stories about silhouette, craft and the moments we wear them.

The cover story · Mansion Memoir

The room after yes

Wearing heels to work, and deciding when to take them off.

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Black pointed pumps with narrow heels, worn with black tailoring beside a clear lucite frame.
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What caught your eye?

Wear & occasionThe day, the outfit, the journey home.Shape & silhouetteToe, opening and heel: look at the outline.Craft & detailStart with the surface, not the price tag.Then & nowObjects from the archive, questions for today.
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More than a heel height.

Mansion Memoir · Anatomy of an Icon · Then / Now

Black pointed pumps with narrow heels, worn with black tailoring beside a clear lucite frame.
Mansion Memoir

The room after yes

Wearing heels to work, and deciding when to take them off.

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Original illustrated surface study for heel styling, with leather, satin and velvet panels.
Anatomy of an Icon

One shape, three moods

Leather, satin and velvet: a closer look at the surface before choosing the occasion.

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Original schematic of a pointed pump: a long toe line, curved opening and narrow heel.
Anatomy of an Icon

What makes a pointed pump look sharp?

Look past heel height: the toe, opening and back line shape the whole silhouette.

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Original schematic slingback heel illustration, highlighting the strap around an open back.
Then / Now

The slingback, then and now

Two museum records and one open-back detail: a way to look beyond the latest trend.

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Detail worth noticing

The toe is only the beginning.

The toe is only one part of the outline. Compare it with the opening and heel before judging the shape.

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