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Book Synopsis Heights of Fashion by : Elizabeth Semmelhack
Download or read book Heights of Fashion written by Elizabeth Semmelhack and published by Periscope. This book was released on 2008 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on historical sources, paintings and prints, this volume explores how and why shoes or boots with high heels came into common use. It considers the function of high heels in daily life, in the production of class and gender, and in the staging of erotic fantasy.
Download or read book The Sports Shoe written by Thomas Turner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Meticulously researched and beautifully produced." Times Literary Supplement "A big and beautiful book." Journal of British Studies "A definitive history of the sports shoe." Amber Butchart, fashion historian "A necessary book [and] a great read." Samuel Smallidge, Archivist, Converse "Both educational and entertaining." Scene Point Blank The story of the sneaker's rise from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the Nike Air Max and beyond. Moving from the athletic field to the shopping mall, Thomas Turner tells a fresh story of the evolution of the sports shoe against the changing landscape of society, sport, fashion, industry, and technology. The Sports Shoe takes us on a journey from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the sneaker of today, to the adidas Superstar and the innovative technologies of Nike Air Max. Featuring newly uncovered archival material and historic images showcasing key personalities, vintage marketing and common perceptions of this hugely desirable product, this book is a must-have for any sneaker collector, historian of popular culture, or anyone interested in the place of athletic footwear in our lives today.
Download or read book Shoes written by Rebecca Shawcross and published by Bloomsbury Visual Arts. This book was released on 2023-01-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With 20% new content, and a new 24-page closing chapter, this beautifully illustrated revision maintains and consolidates the book's position as the leading reference work and overview of the history of shoes from the ancient to the contemporary"--
Book Synopsis A Fashionable History of the Shoe by : Helen Reynolds
Download or read book A Fashionable History of the Shoe written by Helen Reynolds and published by Capstone Global Library Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Materials used to make shoes - Changing shapes of shoes - Soles of shoes - Raised heels - Sporting shoes - Shoes as art - Men's boots - Women's boots - Modern manufacturing methods - Timeline.
Book Synopsis A History of Shoe Fashions by : Eunice Wilson
Download or read book A History of Shoe Fashions written by Eunice Wilson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1974 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fashion Shoe written by Desire Beatty and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive survey of women's fashion footwear, with more than 1,000 photos, includes every type of fashion shoe that has walked through the century, from the 1900s through the early 2000s. Along with a decade-by-decade photo timeline, with detailed information on each shoe's design and craftsmanship, every aspect of shoes is also explained. Starting with a clear explanation of the fundamentals of shoe design and the parts of the shoe, this treasure trove of info goes on to cover the great shoe designers and well-known brands, and the many cultural and societal influences and trends that shoes reflected. Special sections explore the health of the fashionable foot, the care and preservation of antique and vintage footwear, and the role of the celebrity shoe designer.
Book Synopsis The Seductive Shoe by : Jonathan Walford
Download or read book The Seductive Shoe written by Jonathan Walford and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with photographs of actual shoes, this book takes us on a remarkable tour of the shoe closets of the world, exploring how major historical events, social change and industrialization have influenced styles and production.
Download or read book Shoe Obsession written by Valerie Steele and published by Fashion Institute of Technology (YAL). This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shoe Obsession examined our cultures ever-growing fascination with extravagant and fashionable shoes. Accessories used to be just that--secondary to clothing fashions. Today, however, shoes have become the main fashion story, replacing the It bag as the most desirable accessory. High-heeled shoes--the fashion shoes of the 21st century--have become so tall that even a 4-inch heel is considered low. Shoe Obsession featured over 150 examples of the most extraordinary shoe styles of the 21st-century, highlighting the new concepts, constructions, materials, and types of embellishment that have positioned shoes at the height of fashion"--Museum at FIT web site
Download or read book Platform Shoes written by Ray Ellsworth and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1998 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 300 eye-popping platform shoe styles, in full color. These shoes span the world and the decades. The fun and daring designs include sporty, daytime, and evening styles, in the form of tie-ups, clogs, boots, slip-ons and sandals with ankle straps. Materials include snake skin, fur, glitter, colored leather, woven raffia and fabric materials. Some are practical, others simply outrageous, and all simply delightful.
Download or read book The Shoe Book written by Nancy MacDonell and published by Editions Assouline. This book was released on 2014 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries shoes have served as a form of expression that communicates to the world who we are or who we want to be. Following on the heels of the success of The T-Shirt Book, The Leather Book, The Bikini Book, and The Trench Book from Assouline’s Anthology Collection, The Shoe Book explores the history and technologies that have shaped the designs and styles that continue to evolve. With contributions by Manolo Blahnik, Bruno Frisoni, Christian Louboutin, and Sarah Jessica Parker, The Shoe Book is the most definitive and visually compelling volume published on footwear to date.
Book Synopsis Vogue The Shoe by : Conde Nast Publ Ltd
Download or read book Vogue The Shoe written by Conde Nast Publ Ltd and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shoes fascinate women of all ages and have the power to crystallize a moment in fashion. In Vogue: The Shoe, Harriet Quick has curated more than 300 fabulous images from a century of British Vogue, featuring remarkable styles that range from the humble clog to exquisite hand-embroidered haute couture stilettoes via fetishistic cuissardes and outrageous statement heels. The images are grouped into five thematic chapters devoted to dazzling Cinderella heels; Town & Country classics; Cult Style inspiration; the escapism of Summer Dreaming and the extreme heels of Fetish & Fantasia. The images include pivotal work from Hoyningen-Huene, Irving Penn, Corinne Day, Norman Parkinson and Nick Knight. Vogue: The Shoe is the latest title in the prestigious Vogue portfolio series, which launched in autumn 2014 with Vogue: The Gown, followed by Vogue: The Jewellery in autumn 2015.
Download or read book Shoes written by Giorgio Riello and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From practical wardrobe accessories to objects of desire, this book is a stunning visual and fascinating historical reference exploring every aspect of shoes. From ancient times to the present, shoes have been so much more than things to walk in. We use them to signal how fashionable we are, but beyond style, shoes can communicate our sexual desires, aesthetic sense, social status, and personality. Within the pages of this lavishly illustrated book, you'll find the cultural mixed with the practical as the story of shoes unfolds from the foot-binding shoes of China to the infamous twenty-three-inch chopine platform shoe to the mens' shoes worn by dandies of the eighteenth century to the move toward conservatism that brought the Wellington boot to the irresistible sex appeal of the high heel to the cult rise of the sneaker. Shoes is a revealing, insightful, and beautifully presented fashion history collection.
Download or read book Shoes written by Linda O'Keeffe and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Marabou Mule. The Chanel toe. Jackie O's pump. Marilyn's stiletto. And lotus shoes and fetish shoes, shoes made for coronations and inaugurations, Cinderella's slipper, shoes of tulle, brocade, rhinestone, python, fish scales, and feathers, and much, much, more, including the two-foot-high wooden chopines of the 16th century and their resurgence as the platform shoes of the 1960s and 1970s. Shoes, now with over 357,000 copies in print, is an obsessive, over-the-top extravaganza-chunky, full-color, and irresistible, it contains page after page of seductive photographs and information about women's shoes. Created for the woman who's a passionate shoe lover-and what woman isn't?--Shoes features over 1,000 glorious photographs, most of them taken for the book. Includes Footnotes (fascinating facts about shoes); Foot Soldiers (profiles of master shoemakers from David Little to Andrea Pfister); and The Shoe that Left an Imprint, focusing on one shoe that changed history-remember Courrage's futuristic go-go boot? Shoes is, as they say, to die for.
Book Synopsis The Book of the Feet by : Joseph Sparkes Hall
Download or read book The Book of the Feet written by Joseph Sparkes Hall and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Footwear Design written by Aki Choklat and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Footwear design has become the new dream career, and this book is the first guide to show the key skills and tips behind the trade, for both budding designers and anyone interested in shoes. Since Christian Louboutin and Manolo Blahnik became household names, footwear design is now one of the most lucrative strands of any fashion brand. Aki Choklat explores the footwear design process, explaining the differences between the anatomy of the foot and the anatomy of a shoe, showing how one constrains the other, before moving onto the research and design development processes and the art of creating a complete collection. The all-important presentation is then discussed, including illustrative techniques, before the book ends with advice for those wishing to pursue a career in footwear design. Illustrated throughout with inspirational sketchbooks detailing the design process and specially commissioned images of cutting-edge shoe design, the book also contains case studies featuring an array of international shoe designers.
Download or read book Shoes written by John Peacock and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed history of shoes features more than two thousand elaborate drawings of footwear from such periods as ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Byzantine empire, in a chronically arranged volume complemented by information on materials, styles, decorations, and fastenings.
Download or read book Shoe Love written by Jessica Jones and published by Portable Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kick up your heels with Shoe Love! Anyone with a shoe fetish is sure to love the novelties found inside, along with a timeline of shoe history, and five amazing shoe pop-ups that display the classic flapper shoe, a pair of far out sandals, the spirited go-go boot, a risqu� fetish pump, and the high fashion of well-known designers. Featuring wedges, sexy stilettos, boots, mules, buckles and bows -- what do your shoes say about you?
