9780847811120 - Shoes: Fashion and Fantasy von McDowell, Colin (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. illustrated edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Profusely illustrated (illustrator). 1st. 4to, 224 pp., Preface by Manolo Blahnik Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket.

Zustand: Good. Original green cloth, dust jacket, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations (including photographs), 4to.; Small tear in dust jacket repaired with tape.

Hardback. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine condition in Near Fine Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A very nice copy. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. Previous owner's details [neat and faint stamp] to title page. 224 pages. Preface by Manolo Blahnik. Top fashion writer tells how the shoe evolved into today's status symbol. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Zustand: Sehr gut. Auflage: Illustrated edition. 224 Seite Sauberes und frisches Exemplar in sehr gutem Zustand. Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag. Preface by Manolo Blahnik Inhalt - Introduction - Virtuoso Vivier - US Style - Buckled Blahnik - 1 - The shoe and the shoemaker - Shoes and comfort - practicality versus fashion - the heel - differences between men's and women's footwear - the shoemaker in history - guilds, industrialization, bespoke shoemaking - The shoemaker's art - Traditional skills - the pointed toe - the chopine - the spirit of the age - sandals - sandal play - 2 - The Cult of the Shoe - Shoes in ancient history - shoes in kingship - sumptuary laws and statutes - shoes in superstition, fairytale and literature - shoes and sex - shoes and surrealism - shoes in art - shoes on canvas - lacing for lust - woman into shoe - shoes and sex - foot fetishism - cowboy boots - urban cowboy - easy riders - magic shoes - the glass slipper - lucky shoes - the royal walk - mules - 3 - Form and Function - Earliest footwear - influence of the court on fashion - impact of mass production - modern shoe types - materials, fastenings and decorations - recent influences on shoe fashions - 4 - Showbusiness and Recreational Footwear - Shoes and the theater - dance shoes -ö shoes in fancy dress, pantomime and the circus - the influence of Hollywood and popular music - shoes and sport - 5 - The Designer and the Development of Style - The 20th century and the emergence of the great shoe designers - the influence of mass market manufacturers - the new designers - fashionable developments throughout the century ISBN 9780847811120 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1328.