Brooklyn Museum's killer High Heel Show

Those shoes are to die for. And somewhere in stacked heels' storied past, someone might have. Impractical footwear? Fashion statement? Power play?

A new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum's first floor Robert E Blum Gallery takes a look at all things high heel — from their history to the enduring effects of those extra inches.

Killer Heels: The Art of the High Heel Show will be on till February 15, 2015. It is at once a smorgasbord for the shoe lover and study of the high heeled shoe's place in society.



From 17th century to present day, some 160 heels — on loan from designers, costume museums and fashion house collections — are on display, providing enough shoe porn in the form of sky-high platforms, stilettos, wedges and other architectural wonders to keep you coming back for more.