Wedge sandals worn by Janet Jackson in "Got 'til It's Gone" music video: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Open toe wedge sandals worn by Janet Jackson in "Got 'til It's Gone" music video. Sandal straps are brown corduroy material with silver-tone buckle fasteners. The lower heel is covered in similar corduroy material, and the upper heel is a material with tight rattan-like texture. Each shoe has [SHOEFAYRE / BOUTIQUE collection / CONCORD] on the indole in gold ink. Stamped or inked into underside of the leather strap of both shoes is [L109 / 516 DS70 / 6CM1455 / 141 SIZE 5 1/2].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1997
• Created by: Shoefayre
• Worn by: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966
• Type: open-toed shoes
• Type: sandals
• Medium: wood and leather with corduroy
• Dimensions: H x W x D (each): 6 7/8 × 3 1/8 × 8 1/16 in. (17.5 × 8 × 20.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (together): 6 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 8 1/16 in. (17.5 × 16.5 × 20.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2021.28.3.4ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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