9 1/2 narrow
Subtitle: my life in shoes
By: Patricia Morrisroe
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781592409242
Subjects: Aesthetics; Knowledge; Women's shoes; Social aspects; Journalists; Biography; Fashion
Other titles: Nine and a half narrow
Description: "Combining tidbits of cultural history, [journalist] Morrisroe chronicles her life as a bullied Catholic schoolgirl in Moby Dick brogues; a besotted college student in granny boots; an aspiring journalist in Annie Hall oxfords; a skeptical bride in her first Manolos; a reluctant fashionista in towering peep-toe pumps; and a concerned daughter, whose elderly mother hoped that her New Balance sneakers would help her regain her old balance"--Amazon.com.
Table of contents: title: White Mary Janes; title: The dog ate my Mules; title: The killer podiatrist; title: Wedgies; title: Beatle boots; title: A Ghilly out of water; title: A bully in Brogues; title: To Oz and back; title: Love on a shoe string; title: The Oxford boys; title: The Blahnik-Puma wedding; title: Girlfriend shoes; title: Go-go boots; title: In the heights; title: A pain in the heel; title: Feet first; title: Pilgrim's progress.