'Shoe Obsession' at the Museum at FIT
Photo credit: The Museum at FIT | Prada shoes, from the spring 2012 collection, are on display in the "Shoe Obsession" exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan through April 13.
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Even the Old Testament talks about shoes. The writers weren't clear on just what kind of sandal Judith wore that so enticed Holofernes -- but this Biblical tale ends badly for the dude. (Judith seduces, then beheads him.)
"This shoe obsession goes way back for men and women," says Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of the Museum at FIT, where a new exhibit on the seductive nature of...