Future Now
Explore over fifty futuristic footwear designs in our new exhibition.
What's On 2022
BSM x PRESTO Perks
Save 20% on our Family level Friends of the BSM annual pass!
Future Now Book
A new publication featuring in-depth interviews with of-the-moment creatives and design teams!
June Salon Series
A Conversation with Mr. Bailey
Colour The BSM 2
Our new colouring book is available now!
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We hope everyone in the 2SLGBTQ+ community has been enjoying #PrideMonth. Did you know we have this incredible doll of Andre Charles' drag queen alter ego RuPaul on display in our museum? Stop by the museum before the #PrideParade to see! (It's also free admission today 😉)
Image: @kaileemandelphotography
What is a condition report and what exactly is it used for? Our conservator Ada gives us the step by step process on how to write a condition report in our latest blog post.
Pictured: These shoes were purchased by actor Catherine O’Hara as part of an outfit she created when reprising her character Lola Heatherton for a charity event. They were donated to the BSM in 2018.
Only one more week until our next Salon! On June 29 at 7pm EST, join us as Elizabeth speaks with independent footwear designer Daniel Bailey ~ RSVP using the link in our bio. @CONCEPTKICKS @MRBAILEY
Today is #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay!
Did you know the BSM offers free admission all year round for Indigenous visitors? Admission is for the entire museum as well! Our museum shop is also filled with many products designed by Indigenous artisans that you can support.
#FashionFriday ~ Although T-strap and instep-strap shoes were popular in 1920s fashion, low-throated pumps and shoes with high tabs also remained in style. This pair of brown silk shoes features an exaggerated tab reminiscent of late 17th century footwear. The beaded adornment, however, establishes them as 1920s shoes.
Made by Bespoke for Marshall Field & Company
American, 1920-1925
Aurora James is revolutionizing the fashion industry and we are so honoured to be part of her journey in the footwear industry when she visited the museum years ago! Flash forward to 2022, her Chukka boots are now on display at the museum. Read the full article on @businesstraveler_usa (link is on our IG stories!)
Pictured: Canadian fashion designer Aurora James created this striking pair of Chukka boots. In 2013, James started her fashion label, Brother Vellies, to promote African design and artisanship. The brand also promotes environmental sustainability and fair labour practices. These shoes are made of by-product pieces of springbok, which is a type of antelope common to South Africa. Increasingly, fashion brands are grappling with issues of sustainability and some are making use of materials leftover from past fashion collections or from other industries altogether in an effort to reduce waste.
We spy our Future Now posters all over the streets of Toronto! 👀👟 Have you visited our new exhibit yet? Book your tickets now ~ https://www.showpass.com/o/the-bata-shoe-museum/
The dream of footwear that automatically laces itself began in 1989 when Marty McFly, in the film "Back to the Future II", wore a pair of Nike MAGs designed by Tinker Hatfield. Although they were just props, Nike worked over the decades to realize the dream. On October 2015, the day that Marty McFly arrived in the future, Nike announced that it was releasing eighty-nine pairs of self-lacing MAGs to raise money for Canadian actor Michael J. Fox's foundation for Parkinson's research. See the Nike MAG's in our exhibition "Future Now" ~ on view until October 2023! #innovationMW #BSMFutureNow @MuseumWeek
You won't want to miss our next Salon with independent footwear designer Mr. Bailey! Join him and Elizabeth for a fascinating conversation on Wednesday June 29 at 7pm EST to learn more about CONCEPTKICKS®, his journey in the footwear industry and more. RSVP now using the link in our bio.
You all loved our colouring book so much, we released a new edition! Ranging from the ancient to the contemporary, Colour the BSM Volume 2 features more of our fascinating shoes in the collection for you to colour. 🖍️ Available in our museum shop & online now.
This doll (named Fanny Merrymount Hastings), dressed in fashions from the 1740s, is a historically accurate reproduction of an English 18th century Queen Anne doll made by master dollmaker Sonia Krause. These dolls first became popular at the end of the 17th century during the reign of Queen Anne of Great Britain (1665-1714) and continued to be made well into the next century. Fanny's shoes were inspired by a 1740s pair in the museum's collection. See Fanny in our "All Dolled Up" exhibition!
Images by Kailee Mandel (@kaileemandelphotography)