Shoes

Name: Shoes
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500519387
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By Lucy Johnston and Linda Woolley

Series: Accessories

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Summary

Shoes traces the fascinating history of footwear, showcasing styles from medieval leather poulaines and delicate Victorian satin slippers to the 1960s' iconic platforms and today’s cutting-edge designs. Drawing on the V&A's world-renowned collection, it explores how shoes have served as more than mere functional items, highlighting their role as symbols of innovation, elegance, practicality, and fashion-defining moments throughout history.
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Format: Hardback

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This book will appeal to readers interested in arts and culture, fashion history enthusiasts, and those fascinated by design innovation and the cultural significance of everyday objects like shoes.

An engaging and authoritative overview of the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, illustrated with rare and luxurious examples.

An impeccably researched history of shoes and fashionable footwear through the ages, with examples drawn from the Victoria & Albert Museum's outstanding collection

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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 more than just functional. Focusing on the V&A's world-famous collection, Shoes explores the innovative and the elegant, the practical and the high-tech, and the way in which shoes have defined fashion moments throughout history.

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New York Journal of Books describes it as "an amazing and extensively researched volume," reflecting the book's thorough exploration of footwear and fashion history.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500519387

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 April 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 114 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 157.0mm

Height: 227.0mm

Weight: 570g

Pages: 160

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Arts & Culture Linda Woolley Lucy Johnston Non-Fiction Series: Accessories

About the Author

Linda Woolley specializes in early and medieval textiles and dress and has written and lectured widely in these fields. She is a former curator in the V&A's Department of Textiles and Dress. She is the author of Life and Leisure in the Devonshire Hunting Tapestries.

Lucy Johnston is an expert in historical dress and a former curator in the Department of Textiles and Dress at the V&A. She is now a freelance curator and museum consultant specializing in fashionable dress, shoes and rural workers' clothing. Her publications include 19th-Century Fashion in Detail.

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