Last weekend my old flatmate, friend and soon to be PhD candidate in art history (! 🎉) Aleks was in town, and we went to see the ‘An Enquiring Mind: Manolo Blahník at the Wallace Collection‘ exhibition. The exhibition displays some of Blahník‘s iconic shoe designs within the rooms of the Wallace Collection. The collection, which mainly focuses on works from the eighteenth-century, has long been a source of creative inspiration for the Spanish designer who used to and still visits on a regular basis.

Being assigned different themes, the shoes and displayed works of art create an interesting and highly enjoyable conversation on notions of luxury, artistic craftmanship and the human appreciation of all things beautiful. One of Aleks’ and my personal highlight, the display on the shoes featured in the movie ‘Marie Antionette‘ (2006) by Sofia Coppola, perfectly summarises all of these sentiments, so be sure to not miss out on this excellent exhibition!

Scene from ‘Marie Antoinette’ (2006) by Sofia Coppola. © Sony Pictures Entertainment.

If not otherwise indicated, all images © Aleks Bursac and Carolin Becke。