Product Description

Vintage Shoes: Collecting and Wearing Twentieth-Century Designer Footwear is the ultimate guide to the most exemplary women's shoes from the turn of the twentieth century through the present day. Accompanied by detailed text, this beautiful book offers breathtaking images, stunning fashion photography, and exquisite period footwear designs from the most collectable and fabulous designers.

Each chapter focuses on a specific decade and is a rich survey of each era, revealing how footwear has been influenced by fashion, society, and world events. The most important designers and signature looks are examined in great detail and are accompanied by myriad examples of each type of shoe style. Finally, each chapter ends with a Key Looks feature showcasing all the important shapes, materials, and iconic designs that defined the era.

Vintage Shoes concludes with a shopping and collecting guide, offering advice on sourcing and caring for vintage shoes, along with a glossary of the most influential shoemakers of the last century. This book is an invaluable resource for lovers of fashion and shoes, as well as a visual delight revealing exquisite and groundbreaking work from the most talented and innovative designers of the twentieth century.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #508684 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-01
• Released on: 2008-10-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780061665769
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author

Caroline Cox is an international authority on fashion history. A lecturer at Vidal Sassoon's Advanced Academy and a Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts, London, she also appears regularly on radio and television in the United Kingdom. Her previous books include Stiletto and Seduction.

Customer Reviews

An excellent book visually and informatively
As a shoe designer I own just about every book on shoes there is out there and I think this could be the best one yet. It is written by a real expert and the photos are excellent. It is a true comprehensive guide to the history of footwear fashion and also like a gorgeous glossy magazine with amazing fashion photography and historical references. I highly recommend this book to not just those in the industry but also as an attractive coffee table book.

Awesome
I loooove this book. It's so fun, and informative, and left me wishing I had a lot of these shoes. Great for any shoe fan.