Vintage Shoes: Collecting and wearing designer classics

Author:   Caroline Cox ,  Caroline Cox ,  Christian Louboutin
Publisher:   Headline Publishing Group
ISBN:  

9781802790948


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   12 May 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Foreword by Christian Louboutin Vintage Shoes recounts a century of shoe history, from Andre Perugia's designs for society women in the 1920s to Christian Louboutin's red soles. Accompanied by archive images, stunning fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of rare period footwear, the most collectible and fabulous footwear designs are showcased. 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.

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Author:   Caroline Cox ,  Caroline Cox ,  Christian Louboutin
Publisher:   Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:   Welbeck
Dimensions:   Width: 19.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9781802790948


ISBN 10:   1802790942
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   12 May 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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.

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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.

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