A pair Anemone high heel shoes, created by French designer Christian Louboutin, sit on display during a photocall for an exhibition entitled Shoes: Pleasure and Pain at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London on June 10, 2015. The exhibition which opens on June 13, 2015, features around 200 pairs of shoes and looks at the extremes of footwear from around the world. AFP PHOTO / NIKLAS HALLENRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE, MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION, TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
For centuries, women and sometimes men have squeezed their feet into tiny shoes or balanced on towering heels to feel sexy and empowered, and to show their wealth and status.
Now their sacrifice is being celebrated in a new exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure And Pain, now on at the Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum in London.
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