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Shoes

Name: Shoes
Brand: V & A Publishing
SKU: 05336082
Price: 36.41 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Helen Persson
ISBN: 9781851778324

Helen Persson

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 05336082

Publishers V & A Publishing, May 2015

Beautiful, sculptural objects, shoes are powerful indicators of gender, status, identity, taste, and... Full description

Libristo code: 05336082

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Beautiful, sculptural objects, shoes are powerful indicators of gender, status, identity, taste, and even sexual preference. Our choice in shoes can be aspirational, even fantastical - and projects an image not just of who we are, but who we want to be. Feet are made for walking, but shoes may not be. Featuring extensive new photography, this is a beautiful and authoritative guide to the history and culture of footwear. Iconic creations by celebrated designers sit alongside masterpieces by unknown craftsmen in this book. Embracing both men's and women's footwear, from the Chinese lotus shoe to laser-printed contemporary shoes-as-sculpture, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain engages with the cultural significance of shoes - the source of their allure, how they are made, and the people who buy and wear them. Contributors from a wide range of disciplines consider subjects as diverse as ballet slippers and fetishism, shoes and ceramics, traditional shoemaking, and the obsessive shoe collector. The book also includes a comprehensive discussion of the history of shoe design, and case studies including Marie-Antoinette's shoe collection and the footwear of the Maharajas.