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LEADER: 02505cam a2200349 i 4500
001 2012043883
003 DLC
005 20140206075033.0
008 121101s2012 ctua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012043883
020 $a9780300190793 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGT2130$b.S638 2012
082 00 $a391.4/13$223
084 $aDES005000$aDES013000$aART006000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aSteele, Valerie.
245 10 $aShoe obsession /$cValerie Steele and Colleen Hill.
264 1 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press in association with the Fashion Institute of Technology,$c[2012]
300 $a284 pages :$billustrations ;$c27 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
336 $astill image$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"This fabulously illustrated book explores western culture's fascination with extravagant and fashionable shoes. Over the past decade, shoe design has become increasingly central to fashion, with fashion companies paying ever more attention to shoes and other accessories. High-heeled shoes, in particular, have become the fashion accessory of the 21st century.Co-written by one of the world's leading historians of fashion and an authority on fashion accessories, the book features approximately 150 pairs of the most extreme and ultra-fashionable styles of the past 12 years, including work by such prominent designers as Manolo Blahnik, Pierre Hardy, Christian Louboutin and Bruno Frisoni for Roger Vivier, as well as shoes by influential design houses such as Azzedine Alaïa, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, and Prada. Avant-garde styles by up-and-coming designers such as Japan's Kei Kagami and Noritaka Tatehana are also highlighted.Shoe Obsession examines recent extreme and fantastical shoe styles in relation to the history of high heels, the role of shoes as a reflection of their wearers' personality traits, and the importance of shoes in art and exhibitions. The book is lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs of spectacular contemporary shoe designs"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 280-282) and index.
650 0 $aShoes$xHistory$y21st century.
650 0 $aExoticism in fashion.
650 7 $aDESIGN / Fashion.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aDESIGN / Textile & Costume.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aHill, Colleen,$d1982-