Vintage Shoes: Collecting and wearing designer classics

ISBN-13: 9781802790948 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 224 str.

Caroline Cox

Opis

An invaluable reference as well as a visual delight of times past, the book explores the key designers, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped shoe fashions, presenting exquisite footwear from such trailblazers as Salvatore Ferragamo, Charles Jourdan, Roger Vivier, Beth Levine, Vivienne Westwood and Manolo Blahnik.

Vintage Shoes recounts a century of shoe history. The book explores the key designers, technical developments and cultural influences that shaped shoe fashions, presenting exquisite footwear from key designers.

Spis treści

Foreword by Christian Louboutin - Introduction - 1900-1919: Edwardian Elegance - 1920s: The Modernist Shoe - 1930-49: The Hollywood Heel - 1950s: New Look Shoes - 1960s: A Youth Revolution - 1970s: Biba and Beyond - 1980s: Dress for Success - 1990s to Now: Future Collectibles - Shopping and Collecting - Glossary of Designers - Index - Further Reading - Acknowledgements.

O autorze

Caroline Cox is professor of cultural history at University of the Arts London. She is a leading fashion authority whose work explores the relationship between fashion, beauty and culture. A lecturer and broadcaster, she is also a cultural trends advisor at Vidal Sassoon. Caroline's books on fashion history and theory have been published internationally and include Vintage Shoes and Vintage Jewellery.