Shoe Obsession - Hardcover

Steele, Valerie; Hill, Colleen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300190794 ISBN 13: 9780300190793

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2013

Synopsis

An astute exploration of the most outrageous shoe designs of the 21st century

This fabulously illustrated book explores western culture’s fascination with extravagant and fashionable shoes. Over the past decade, shoe design has become increasingly central to fashion, with fashion companies paying ever more attention to shoes and other accessories. High-heeled shoes, in particular, have become the fashion accessory of the 21st century.

Co-written by one of the world’s leading historians of fashion and an authority on fashion accessories, the book features approximately 150 pairs of the most extreme and ultra-fashionable styles of the past 12 years, including work by such prominent designers as Manolo Blahnik, Pierre Hardy, Christian Louboutin and Bruno Frisoni for Roger Vivier, as well as shoes by influential design houses such as Azzedine Alaļa, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, and Prada. Avant-garde styles by up-and-coming designers such as Japan’s Kei Kagami and Noritaka Tatehana are also highlighted.

Shoe Obsession examines recent extreme and fantastical shoe styles in relation to the history of high heels, the role of shoes as a reflection of their wearers’ personality traits, and the importance of shoes in art and exhibitions. The book is lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs of spectacular contemporary shoe designs.

About this title

Book Description:

A fabulously illustrated examination of extreme contemporary shoe design, including its place in fashion history and its relationship to art and consumer culture.

About the Author:

Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. Colleen Hill is curator of costume and accessories at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0300190794
• ISBN 13: 9780300190793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 284