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It's All About Shoes

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It's All About Shoes by Suzanne Middlemass is a vibrant exploration of the world of fashion through the lens of unique and captivating footwear. The book is a delightful visual journey, featuring a collection of striking photographs highlighting the diversity, creativity, and artistry found in shoes from around the globe. Celebrating shoes as both cultural symbols and artistic expressions, it is a must-have for enthusiasts of fashion and art.
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You might enjoy this book if you're passionate about fashion photography and interested in the art and culture of shoes. It showcases stunning photographs that celebrate the creativity and design of footwear. Perfect for art lovers and shoe enthusiasts alike, it captures the unique stories told through our choice of shoes.

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An homage to the shoe as a cult object and statement piece, with images taken in cities around the world by street style photographer Suzanne Middlemass.

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Shoes are part of the basic equipment of our everyday wardrobe. They can be seen as a utilitarian necessity, or as a unique and joyful fashion accessory that influences the entire outfit and makes it a distinctive expression of personal style, be it vintage or avant-garde, elegant or edgy, minimalist or extravagant.

In It's All About Shoes, street style photographer Suzanne Middlemass presents a colourful mix of fab and fantastic shoes that are worn on the asphalt catwalks of the fashion capitals of the world, including New York, Paris, Milan, London, Berlin, and Copenhagen. This revised edition includes interviews with renowned shoe designers and asks them about design inspiration and sustainability. Text in English and German.

Author: Suzanne Middlemass completed her Fine Arts degree in 2001, after which she worked as an assistant before enrolling on a Diploma course in photography at the renowned London College of Communication. Straight out of college, she started working for magazines, and in 2011 she became a Glamour.com contributing Street Style photographer. Since then, she has been published in a number of high-profile publications, including Company, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Grazia, GQ, Hearst publishing, Hello Fashion, LOOK!, The Guardian, Women's Health, and British Vogue, among others. Today, Suzanne travels the globe shooting street style and goes backstage at international fashion week events for an array of universal brands and clients.

Selling Points:

  • A book for fashion designers, cultural researchers, fans of innovative street style fashion, and anyone who is looking for creative inspiration for their personal style.
  • The most extraordinary shoe designs united in one volume.
  • Look down! Shoe styles photographed on the streets of fashion capitals Paris, New York, London, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Milan.
  • Now includes designer profiles and interviews.
  • 300 colour illustrations.

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The collection by Suzanne Middlemass is praised for its striking and unusual fashion imagery, beautifully capturing the essence of street style. Her photographs highlight both fashion enthusiasts and ordinary people, all showcasing intriguing and noteworthy footwear.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783961713998

Publisher: teNeues Publishing UK Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 September 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: teNeues Media GmbH & Co. KG

Illustration: 300 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 300.0mm

Weight: 1511g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Suzanne Middlemass completed her Fine Arts degree in 2001, after which she worked as an assistant before enrolling on a Diploma course in photography at the renowned London College of Communication. Straight out of college she started working for magazines, and in 2011 she became a Glamour.com contributing Street Style photographer. Since then, she has been published in a number of high-profile publications, including Company, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Grazia, GQ, Hearst publishing, Hello Fashion, LOOK!, The Guardian, Women's Health and British Vogue, among others. Today, Suzanne travels the globe shooting street style and goes backstage at international fashion week events for an array of universal brands and clients.

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