Jelly shoes

Jelly shoes are gracing the shops again for the summer but who made these?

Jelly shoes
Case number - AIBDC : 0_6464
A pair of green injection moulded plasticised PVC sandals from the 1990s. These shoes have a 50mm heel and an ankle strap with a silver coloured metal buckle.
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DesignerUnknown - Wanted
ManufacturerUnknown - Wanted
CountryItaly
Date1996
Dimensionsheight 120 mm, length 230 mm, width 80 mm
Materialsplastic, PVC, ployvinyl chloride, plasticised polyvinyl chloride
Methodinjecction moulded
Colourgreen
Inscriptionmoulded: "Made in Italy." (underside)
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28/05/14

Jelly shoes AIBDC : 0_6464 This object is part of a trial to see if giving specific guidance on research methods makes the game a more successful means of obtaining information about the objects featured. We know they were made in Italy and we have a secure date of 1996 for them. What we want to know is who designed and who manufactured them. Hard to know how to go about finding that out. Perhaps the answer could be to see if an Italian museum of plastics can help. There are several: their details can be found on the web. Follow the investigation here: http://10most.org.uk/artefact/jelly-shoes.

30/05/14

Have you seen jelly shoes like this with a small high heal before? Perhaps you can tell us where or just something about what you think of jelly shoes in general. We like human stories.

08/06/14

Thank you James Barton for liking these jelly shoes. I wonder what it is you like about them?

19/06/14

We have the clue that they were made in Italy. Perhaps books on italian fashion might tell us more about them?

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Jelly shoes: Case: AIBDC : 0_6464

This object is part of a trial to see if giving specific guidance on research methods makes the game a more successful means of obtaining information about the objects featured.

We know they were made in Italy and we have a secure date of 1996 for them. What we want to know is who designed and who manufactured them.  Hard to know how to go about finding that out. Perhaps the answer could be to see if an Italian museum of plastics can help. There are several: their details can be found on the web.