The editor of "Fashion Theory" taps into the obsession, the fetish, and the fashion of footwear, from the pump to the sneaker and the boot to the stiletto. 260 illustrations.
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The editor of "Fashion Theory" taps into the obsession, the fetish, and the fashion of footwear, from the pump to the sneaker and the boot to the stiletto. 260 illustrations.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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New. 0847821668. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-192 pp----IMPORTANT: Interior text is clean, tight, and Unmarked Pages are intact and tight to the spine. --Author Valerie Steele is a noted fashion historian, author, and curator and has been recently named director of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. "Dr. Steele has organized numerous acclaimed exhibitions, including Fashion: Italian Style (2003), Femme Fatale: Fashion and Visual Culture in Fin-de-Siècle Paris (2002), Red (2002), London Fashion (2001), Belgian Fashion: Antwerp Style (2001), The Corset: Fashioning the Body (2001), China Chic: East Meets West (2000), Shoes: A Lexicon of Style (1999), Toledo/Toledo: A Marriage of Art and Fashion (1998), and Fifty Years of Fashion: New Look to Now (1997)....A highly sought-after expert on fashion and culture, Dr. Steele has appeared on many television programs, from The Oprah Winfrey Show to local news. She has been quoted in countless magazines and newspapers on a wide variety of fashion-related topics. She has been profiled in The New York Times ("High Heeled Historian") and in Forbes ("Fashion Professor"). An internationally recognized scholar, she lectures frequently at universities and museums around the world. " FIT--with a bonus offer--; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall.
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Used-Very Good. 'There is a bit of Imelda Marcos in many women, ' begins the fascinating, energetic text of Shoes. This chic book taps into the obsession, the fetish, and the fashion of footwear, from the pump to the sneaker, the boot to the stiletto. There are no ancient Roman sandals in this book. Instead, noted author Valerie Steele speaks directly to modern shoe enthusiasts and delves into their soles. Highly illustrated with cutting-edge photos and filled with quips and quotes from Tom Ford, Manolo Blahnik, Ann Magnuson, and other aficionados, this book stirs up the debate over high heels, bows to the joys of athletic footwear, and probes the power of shoes to convey status and sex appeal. This is an exuberant, often irreverent, contemporary history of shoes for the well-shod of every 'style tribe. ' Open copy with light to mild wear, no dust jacket, clean pages inside...