Vintage shoes
Subtitle: collecting and wearing twentieth-century designer footwear
By: Caroline Cox
Publisher: Carlton
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781847321367
Subjects: Women's shoes; History; Pictorial works; Chaussures de femme; Histoire; Ouvrages illustrés; Mode; Skor; Bildverk
Description: Charting over 100 years of shoe history, this book celebrates the very best in shoe design, revealing how our footwear has been influenced by fashion, society and world events. Focusing on the styles that have emerged between the turn of the twentieth century and the present day, the text places shoes firmly in their cultural context, while breathtaking archive images, stunning fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of period footwear showcase the most collectable, glamorous and fabulous shoes ever made. Vintage Shoes concludes with a final chapter on the 1990s to now, looking at the designer shoes that are sure to become collectables of the future, including offerings from Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin, Marc Jacobs, Prada and Miu Miu, and Gina, among many others. A shopping and collecting guide, which offers advice on sourcing and caring for vintage shoes, is included, along with a glossary of the most influential shoemakers of the last century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 223) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- Christian Louboutin; title: 1900-19: Edwardian Elegance --; title: 1920s: The Modernist Shoe --; title: 1930-47: The Hollywood Heel --; title: 1948-59: New Look Shoes --; title: 1960s: A Youth Revolution --; title: 1970s: Biba and Beyond --; title: 1980s: Dress for Success --; title: 1990s to Now: Future Collectables --; title: Shopping and Collecting --; title: Glossary of Designers.; title: Foreword  -- Christian Louboutin; title: 1900-19: Edwardian Elegance --; title: 1920s: The Modernist Shoe --; title: 1930-47: The Hollywood Heel --; title: 1948-59: New Look Shoes --; title: 1960s: A Youth Revolution --; title: 1970s: Biba and Beyond --; title: 1980s: Dress for Success --; title: 1990s to Now: Future Collectables --; title: Shopping and Collecting --; title: Glossary of Designers --; title: Further Reading and Acknowledgments.