Women from the ankle down
Subtitle: the story of shoes and how they define us
By: Rachelle Bergstein
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780061969614
Subjects: Women; Fashion; Women's shoes; Social aspects; History; Shoes
Description: Featuring interviews with designers, historians, and cultural experts, this history of shoes, which reflects the story of women, examines the design innovations and social changes of footwear through the twentieth century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ferragamo and the wartime wedge (1900-1938) --; title: MGM, the Great Depression, and pulling yourself up by your ruby slippers (1936-1939) --; title: Back to the drawing board (1937-1943) --; title: The femme fatale and the original power pump (1944-1948) --; title: The stiletto (1950-1954) --; title: The feminine balancing act (1953-1959) --; title: Flats, or some like it not (1957-1959) --; title: From dolly birds to Birkenstocks (1961-1966) --; title: These boots are made for the Valkyrie (1965-1969) --; title: Props, platforms, and porno (1970-1974) --; title: The lord of the gender-bending dance (1977-1979) --; title: Manolo, Molloy, and the new power shoes (1975-1982) --; title: The workout is not a spectator sport (1982-1988) --; title: The cool kid trinity: Vans, Chuck Taylors, and Doc Martens (1982-1994) --; title: Girl power and Mary Janes (1994-1999) --; title: Shoes and the single girl (1998-2008) --; title: The search for ruby slippers (2000-present).