CJBIS Charles Jourdan Legs Surreal Statue of Liberty Capsule Print Ad 1997 1990s

Charles Jourdan's CJBIS line sells shoes as a ticket to a wilder reality, sending a leggy model in leopard-print mules stepping out of a glass capsule on a surreal beach. The half-sunk Statue of Liberty and a rust-red cliff turn a footwear pitch into a sci-fi postcard, a computer-collage look that felt cutting edge in 1997. Her pose keeps her bare legs front and center, so the shoes do the talking. It captures the experimental, digitally tinted fashion advertising of the 1990s.

• Store list runs from Madison Avenue and Macy's to Beverly Hills and Honolulu
• A toll-free number is printed for finding selected styles at fine stores nationwide
• Sky-blue and sunny-yellow color blocking suits collectors of loud, computer-made graphics
• Measures approximately: 8" x 11"