The Sneaker Book: 50 Years of Sports Shoe Design

by Melissa Cardona and Tina Skinner

Sneakers are more than just athletic shoes - they are also fashion statements, status symbols, and cultural icons.\nThis book traces the progression of sneaker design from the early canvas-topped rubber soles to the hi-tech innovations of the late 1980s. Over 450 color and black-and-white images compiled from magazine advertisements that date back to 1940 explore a half-century of athletic shoe design for track, football, soccer, baseball, basketball,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764321889
• ISBN13: 9780764321887
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.0" x 6.4"