Fashion Footwear: 1800-1970

by Desire Smith

Footwear can most certainly be magical. With this delightful new book as a guide, we can explore many styles of footwear over two centuries and how they are made. Over 500 color photographs display fantastic footwear. An interview with contemporary shoe designer Howard Davis adds color. Details of construction are highlighted, styles are shown and explained with a thorough footwear glossary, and value ranges are offered for beginning collectors. This celebration of footwear is for all who enjoy fashion--shoe and costume designers, vintage clothing collectors and dealers, antiques buffs, and trendy modern dressers alike.

Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

Reviews

[Alessandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three-quarters of this book covers 1930-1970, and fully half the book is devoted to 1950 - 1970. If you are interested in late twentieth century shoes, it's nice. But it has very little of the earliest styles in its time period.