From Medieval leather poulaines and dainty Victorian satin slippers to the iconic platforms of the 1960s and the gravity-defying designs of today, shoes have always been for than just functional. Focusing on the V&A's world-famour collection, Shoes explores the innovative and the elegant, the practical and the high-tech, and the way in which shoes have defines fashion moments throughout history.
By:
Lucy Johnston, Linda Woolley Imprint: Thames & Hudson Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 227mm,
Width: 157mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 570g ISBN:9780500519387 ISBN 10: 0500519382 Series:Accessories Pages: 160 Publication Date:01 April 2017 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction • 1. Medieval Gothic and the English Renaissance • 2. Heels, Buckles and Bows: The 17th Century • 3. Taste and Elegance: 1700 – 50 • 4. Fashion and Revolution: 1750 – 95 • 5. Form and Function: 1795 – 1836 • 6. Innovation and Experiment: 1837 – 1914 • 7. War and Glamour: 1914– 39 • 8. Street Style and Street Fashion: 1939 – 79 • 9. Style by Design: 1980 – 98 • 10. Contemporary Icons: 2000–The Present • Glossary • Selection Bibliography • Major Dress Collections Featuring Shoes • Authors’ Biographies • Acknowledgments • Index
Reviews for Shoes
'An amazing and extensively researched volume' - New York Journal of Books