show you some shoes

Paul and I were in Sydney last weekend. He'd been there for work all week, so I invited myself along.

I had lots of plans, but the main one was to visit the Powerhouse Museum, which was holding a 'Shoe retrospective'. Isn't it great when things on your wish list eventuate?

So,here's some sharing of how it presented.

The lights were dim and full attention paid to shoe preservation.

Shoes going back to the 1600s

Men and women's, all sizes and other cultures mentioned.

... And the moderns

Catherine Martin, costume designer and wife to Director Baz Luhrmann has donated over 50 pairs of her custom made shoes to the exhibition. She's petite in real life, but her shoe size is quite large.

These gorgeous mannequins were in the foyer of the QT hotel in Market St. It was developed on the old Gowings Men Store, so called on vintage nostalgia as it's decor.

More about it another time.