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From the sandals of Ancient Rome to the towering heels of Vivienne Westwood; a phenomenal frolic through footwear fashion. Lace up your boots and take a journey through the rich history of footwear. Shoes tell stories about their wearers - who they are, where they come from and how they want to be seen. Over the years, these stories and footwear styles have evolved. From André Perugia's surrealist creations of the 1940s to Terry de Havilland's iconic 1970s wedges, and the famous rivalry between the Dassler brothers that birthed Adidas and Puma, this book showcases the most captivating tales…mehr

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From the sandals of Ancient Rome to the towering heels of Vivienne Westwood; a phenomenal frolic through footwear fashion. Lace up your boots and take a journey through the rich history of footwear. Shoes tell stories about their wearers - who they are, where they come from and how they want to be seen. Over the years, these stories and footwear styles have evolved. From André Perugia's surrealist creations of the 1940s to Terry de Havilland's iconic 1970s wedges, and the famous rivalry between the Dassler brothers that birthed Adidas and Puma, this book showcases the most captivating tales and personalities in shoe design throughout history. With stunning illustrations by award-winning Daisy Wynter, reminiscent of fellow shoe lover Andy Warhol's style, this book is a delightful addition to any fashion or footwear enthusiast's collection, whether they're 6 or 60.
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Autorenporträt
Anna Davies is a costume designer and academic in the field of textile design living in South London. Her twin passions are footwear and typography in textiles. She is the author of Glyph (Cicada, 2017). Daisy Wynter is a Sussex-based illustrator. As a child she was a bookworm and a compulsive doodler, and this hasn't really changed in adulthood. She received an MA in Children's Book Illustration from Goldsmiths in 2020. She works primarily in pencil and gouache, and especially loves drawing dogs. She is the illustrator of Carnegie-nominated The Egg Incident (Cicada, 2023).