Shoes

by Colin McDowell

Originally published in 1989 and now available in paperback, a celebration of the shoe, which looks at the world of the bespoke shoemaker, follows the rise of mass manufacture and highlights the great... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847811123
• ISBN13: 9780847811120
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Substantial study of shoes

This book reviews the history of shoes from ancient times to the present, concentrating most heavily on "western" styles. The text is quite substantial and informative from a writer and a publisher with good reputations. It is lavishly illustrated in both color and black & white with photographs of shoes and reproductions of historic illustrations. As compared with catalogs and chiefly pictorial collections, it has fewer shoes and more context illustrating social attitudes and people wearing shoes and much more information. There are sections on some of the most famous contemporary designers. The is a detailed table of contents and a substantial index, but no bibliography.

great thanks to McDowell

it's a helper book for everybody,that they will be learn everything about the shoes..

Fashion,Fantasy & Tons of History to BOOT!

I'm mad for Colin McDowell who must be the patron saint of fashion information professionals! This book has got it all, great photos, shoe sketches, acurate history and even shoe fantasy. I love to use this book to show our students that mules are not a twentieth century invention by Candies. Please take heed this is not a weekend reader for it contains quite a bit of text but, it is great to refer to for research and for those of us who can't get enough information about shoes. If you are interested in shoe design please check out the Ferragamo section; pure candy for the eyes.