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Entitled <i>Anglomania</i>, a reference to England, the collection was presented in Paris, France. During the show the supermodel Naomi Campbell fell while wearing the extremely high shoes, which have heels of 28 centimetres. Campbell, whose forename is handwritten on the inner sole in capital letters, has explained that the rubber tights worn with the shoes played a part in the iconic fall which caused a media sensation. When the model presented much the same ensemble again the stockings were gone and Campbell had been given a walking stick. Back in control, she held the stick in front of herself to demonstrate her command of the situation. 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The most important thing for me is just getting up and doing it again.’\r\nCampbell unwittingly created fashion history in 1993 when, smiling, she fell on the runway wearing Vivienne Westwood’s staggeringly high blue platforms. The original shoes, with the model’s name written inside, were quickly acquired by the V&A. They are here reunited with the ensemble for the first time since the mishap which propelled Campbell’s and Westwood’s careers to even greater heights.\r\nReady-to-wear, Autumn/Winter 1993, UK\r\nImitation crocodile skin leather, silk ribbon (shoes); cotton velvet (jacket); metallic lace (blouse); wool (kilt); goose feathers (boa)\r\nV&A: T.225:1&2-1993, given by the designer (shoes)\r\nLent by Vivienne Westwood Heritage (jacket, blouse, kilt, boa)\r\n[Image]\r\nVivienne Westwood Autumn/Winter 1993, Paris\r\n© Neville Marriner/Daily Mail /Shutterstock\n\r\nLabel text for the V&A South Kensington exhibition NAOMI: In Fashion (22/06/2024–06/04/2025)\r\n","date":{"text":"22/06/2024–06/04/2025","earliest":"2024-06-22","latest":"2025-04-06"}},{"text":"Fall From Grace \r\nThe supermodel Naomi Campbell will be forever associated with the blue mock-croc Vivienne Westwood platforms that were responsible for her spectacular fall on a Paris catwalk. 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