Shoes A-Z
Designers Brands Manufacturers And Retailers
A brilliantly illustrated
compendium of shoe
designers, brands,
manufacturers, and
retailers since 1950.
“I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes. I had one thousand and sixty.”—Imelda Marcos
In recent years shoes have become objects of fanatical devotion, as covetable designs have gained iconic status and shoe designers have become heroes of popular culture. From Christian Louboutin’s signature red sole and the Manolo Blahnik heels that helped to define Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw to the eco-friendly footwear of the future, shoes are now a fashion statement all their own.
Is there such a thing as a leading shoe fashion anymore? The silhouettes, colors, and details on the feet of models and in the pages of fashion magazines used to be the ultimate in style,…
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October 26, 2010Jonathan Walford was the founding curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto and a founder of the Fashion History Museum in Canada. His previous books include Forties Fashion. He lives in Canada.
