Vintage Shoes

Charting over 100 years of shoe history, this book celebrates the very best in shoe design, revealing how our footwear has been influenced by fashion, society and world events. Focusing on the styles that have emerged between the turn of the twentieth century and the present day, the text places shoes firmly in their cultural context, while breathtaking archive images, stunning fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of period footwear showcase the most collectable, glamorous and fabulous shoes ever made. Vintage Shoes concludes with a final chapter on the 1990s to now, looking at the designer shoes that are sure to become collectables of the future, including offerings from Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin, Marc Jacobs, Prada and Miu Miu, and Gina, among many others. A shopping and collecting guide, which offers advice on sourcing and caring for vintage shoes, is included, along with a glossary of the most influential shoemakers of the last century.