Shoes
By: Lucy Johnston and Linda Woolley
Contributors: Woolley, Linda, author; Victoria and Albert Museum
Edition: Revised and expanded edition.
Series: V&A accessories series
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780500519387
Subjects: History; Shoes; Footwear
Other titles: Shoes :; Accessories :
Description: "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.
Notes: Series title from colophon.

At head of title: Accessories.

Includes bibliographical references (page 152) and index.
Table of contents: title: Medieval gothic and the English renaissance; title: Heels, buckles, and bows : the 17th century; title: Taste and elegance : 1700-50; title: Fashion and revolution : 1750-95; title: Form and function : 1795-1836; title: Innovation and experiment : 1837-1914; title: War and glamour : 1914-39; title: Streetstyle and street fashion : 1939-79; title: Style by design : 1980-99; title: Contemporary icons : 2000-the present.