Platform boots worn by Little Richard
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Rino Orsato, Italian
label: Worn by
content: Little Richard, American, 1932 - 2020
label: Subject of
content: Clix
notes: label: Description
content: Platform boots worn by Little Richard.
label: Description
content: The boots are made of a tan leather. They are square-toed and have a decorative silver-colored front platform with small diamond-shaped cutouts and small circle-shaped cutouts. There is a black background behind the cutouts. Each boot has a large stacked wooden heel with black rubber on the bottom. There are some small circle cutouts along the bottom edge of the soles. There is a zip-up closure that goes from the top of the boot to the arch of the foot on the inner side of each boot. The zipper reads [CLIX] on the pull. The inside of the boots are marked “Rino’s / Hand Made” in faded black ink. The insides of the boots are an off-white leather with a darker sole. The soles have text that cannot be made out. Both boots have scuff marks in many places, but especially near the toes. The bottoms of the boots show some wear and tear.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Gospel (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Soul (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.53.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: boots
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather, metal, wood, rubber, thread, and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a. left): 11 1/8 × 3 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (28.3 × 8.9 × 26.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b. right): 11 1/8 × 3 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (28.3 × 8.9 × 26.7 cm)