Shoes A-Z 鞋的设计

Abrilliantlyillustratedcompendiumofshoedesigners,brands,manufacturers,andretailerssince1950."Ididnothavethreethousandpairsofshoes.Ihadonethousandandsixty."—ImeldaMarcosInrecentyearsshoeshavebecomeobjectsoffanaticaldevotion,ascovetabledesignshavegainediconicstatusandshoedesignershavebecomeheroesofpopularculture.FromChristianLouboutin'ssignatureredsoleandtheManoloBlahnikheelsthathelpedtodefineSexandtheCity'sCarrieBradshawtotheeco-friendlyfootwearofthefuture,shoesarenowafashionstatementalltheirown.Istheresuchathingasaleadingshoefashionanymore?Thesilhouettes,colors,anddetailsonthefeetofmodelsandinthepagesoffashionmagazinesusedtobetheultimateinstyle,buttheynolongerrepresentallfashionfootwearanymorethanhautecouturerepresentsallfashionableclothing.RenownedfashionspecialistJonathanWalfordrecountsthefascinatinghistoryofmorethan350leadingwomen'sshoedesignersandmanufacturerswhohaveshapedmodernfootwearoverthelastsixtyyears.Aricharrayofsketches,photographs,andadvertisementshighlightsuperlativecraftsmanshipandlastingtrends.FeaturingdesignsbyBally,BeverlyFeldman,Camper,CharlesJourdan,ChieMihara,ChristianLouboutin,Ferragamo,HermanDelman,JimmyChoo,Joan&David,KennethCole,ManoloBlahnik,MaudFrizon,RogerVivier,RupertSanderson,andSergioRossi.350colorand50black-and-whitephotographsandillustrations