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Johnston, Lucy(Lucy Anne),author.
Woolley, Linda,author.
Victoria and Albert Museum,original publisher.
"After a general introduction, chronological chapters illustrated throughout retrace the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, featuring shoes and boots that once belonged to both anonymous and famous male and female wearers, from battered old 'chimney shoes' hidden away for good luck to the elegant styles of the Renaissance, from Elizabethan mules to the first stilettos. A detailed glossary, bibliography and index conclude the book."--Publisher's website.
"First published in the United Kingdom in 1999 by the Victoria and Albert Museum."--Page 160.
"This revised and expanded edition first published in the United States of America in 2017 by Thames & Hudson in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the V&A Accessories series."--page 160.
Includes bibliographical references (page 152) and index.
Medieval gothic and the English renaissance -- Heels, buckles, and bows : the 17th century -- Taste and elegance : 1700-50 -- Fashion and revolution : 1750-95 -- Form and function : 1795-1836 -- Innovation and experiment : 1837-1914 -- War and glamour : 1914-39 -- Streetstyle and street fashion : 1939-79 -- Style by design : 1980-99 -- Contemporary icons : 2000-the present.
"After a general introduction, chronological chapters illustrated throughout retrace the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, featuring shoes and boots that once belonged to both anonymous and famous male and female wearers, from battered old 'chimney shoes' hidden away for good luck to the elegant styles of the Renaissance, from Elizabethan mules to the first stilettos. A detailed glossary, bibliography and index conclude the book."--Publisher's website.
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