Vogue The Shoe

2018-02-22 Design

Author : Conde Nast Publ Ltd
Release : 2018-02-22
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 792/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Vogue The Shoe by : Conde Nast Publ Ltd

Download or read book Vogue The Shoe written by Conde Nast Publ Ltd. This book was released on 2018-02-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shoes fascinate women of all ages and have the power to crystallize a moment in fashion. In Vogue: The Shoe, Harriet Quick has curated more than 300 fabulous images from a century of British Vogue, featuring remarkable styles that range from the humble clog to exquisite hand-embroidered haute couture stilettoes via fetishistic cuissardes and outrageous statement heels. The images are grouped into five thematic chapters devoted to dazzling Cinderella heels; Town & Country classics; Cult Style inspiration; the escapism of Summer Dreaming and the extreme heels of Fetish & Fantasia. The images include pivotal work from Hoyningen-Huene, Irving Penn, Corinne Day, Norman Parkinson and Nick Knight. Vogue: The Shoe is the latest title in the prestigious Vogue portfolio series, which launched in autumn 2014 with Vogue: The Gown, followed by Vogue: The Jewellery in autumn 2015.

Vogue The Shoe

2018-02-22 Design

Author : Conde Nast Publ Ltd
Release : 2018-02-22
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 792/5 ( reviews)

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Manolo Blahnik

2016-10-04 Design

Author : Manolo Blahnik
Release : 2016-10-04
Genre : Design
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Book Rating : 525/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Manolo Blahnik written by Manolo Blahnik. This book was released on 2016-10-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available at a new price, this is the first comprehensive volume dedicated to documenting the influences and life work of Manolo Blahnik, one of the most influential and talked-about icons in contemporary fashion. Featuring more than forty years of shoe design, this is the definitive monograph of the work of Manolo Blahnik, one of the titans of contemporary fashion. Drawing inspiration from the worlds of architecture, art, film, and literature, Blahnik is a master of the art of the shoe. His exciting use of color, unprecedented designs, and exquisitely sculpted heels make his shoes some of the most coveted in the world. Featuring more than 250 iconic designs from his archive, the book reveals for the very first time the inspirations behind his singular artistic vision. This book is conceived as a comprehensive survey of Blahnik’s work and provides access to never- before-seen photography of his designs. With insightful chapters devoted to Blahnik’s most powerful relationships and inspirations—including Marie Antoinette, Diana Vreeland, Cecil Beaton, Spanish and Italian film, the works of Goya and Velázquez and the Prado Museum—this book is a personal look into the man behind the shoes. Beautiful photography and thoughtful essays and conversations by fashion writers, curators, and colleagues give readers a unique opportunity to access Blahnik’s vivid and creative world.

Shoes

2014-07-01 Design

Author : Linda O'Keeffe
Release : 2014-07-01
Genre : Design
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Book Rating : 439/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Shoes written by Linda O'Keeffe. This book was released on 2014-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Marabou Mule. The Chanel toe. Jackie O's pump. Marilyn's stiletto. And lotus shoes and fetish shoes, shoes made for coronations and inaugurations, Cinderella's slipper, shoes of tulle, brocade, rhinestone, python, fish scales, and feathers, and much, much, more, including the two-foot-high wooden chopines of the 16th century and their resurgence as the platform shoes of the 1960s and 1970s. Shoes, now with over 357,000 copies in print, is an obsessive, over-the-top extravaganza-chunky, full-color, and irresistible, it contains page after page of seductive photographs and information about women's shoes. Created for the woman who's a passionate shoe lover-and what woman isn't?--Shoes features over 1,000 glorious photographs, most of them taken for the book. Includes Footnotes (fascinating facts about shoes); Foot Soldiers (profiles of master shoemakers from David Little to Andrea Pfister); and The Shoe that Left an Imprint, focusing on one shoe that changed history-remember Courrage's futuristic go-go boot? Shoes is, as they say, to die for.

Shoe Obsession

2012 ART

Author : Valerie Steele
Release : 2012
Genre : ART
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Book Rating : 793/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Shoe Obsession written by Valerie Steele. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shoe Obsession examined our cultures ever-growing fascination with extravagant and fashionable shoes. Accessories used to be just that--secondary to clothing fashions. Today, however, shoes have become the main fashion story, replacing the It bag as the most desirable accessory. High-heeled shoes--the fashion shoes of the 21st century--have become so tall that even a 4-inch heel is considered low. Shoe Obsession featured over 150 examples of the most extraordinary shoe styles of the 21st-century, highlighting the new concepts, constructions, materials, and types of embellishment that have positioned shoes at the height of fashion"--Museum at FIT web site

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