Shoes A-Z. The Collection of The Museum at FIT
«“TASCHEN’s massive Shoes A-Z, weighing nearly 10 pounds, culled from archives at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, pairs histories with foot-tall images of both 18th century and insane contemporary ideas. It’s hard to stop browsing.”»
Chicago Tribune
Travel through 400 years of footwear history, from gravity-defying heels to demure Chanel pumps, wearable sculptures that restrict movement or carry us across great distances. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, ephemera, and sketches are featured in this volume from the most coveted labels such as Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahník, and Roger Vivier. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Taschen GmbH
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk Fransk Tysk
- Sider
- 532
- ISBN
- 9783836596244
- Utgivelsesår
- 2023
- Format
- 34 x 26 cm
Om forfatteren
Valerie Steele is director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT and founding editor of Fashion Theory. Described in The Washington Post as one of “fashion’s brainiest women” and by Suzy Menkes as “the Freud of fashion,” Steele combines serious scholarship (and a Yale Ph.D.) with a rare ability to communicate with general audiences. As author, curator, and editor, Steele has been instrumental in creating the modern field of fashion studies.
Anmeldelser
«“TASCHEN’s massive Shoes A-Z, weighing nearly 10 pounds, culled from archives at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology, pairs histories with foot-tall images of both 18th century and insane contemporary ideas. It’s hard to stop browsing.”»
Chicago Tribune
«“This collection of more than 400 pairs of shoes — Manolos, Louboutins — can be enjoyed without giving up an inch of one’s shoe rack.”»
The New York Times
«“Shoes are a language; they speak of our identity. They delight and shock, captivate, cajole, and appall. They heighten us, embolden us, dictate the very way we move. They are also surely one of life’s great joys.”»
Daphne Guinness