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the story of shoes and how they define us

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An edition of Women from the ankle down (2012)

Women from the ankle down

the story of shoes and how they define us

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  • 3 Want to read

Featuring interviews with designers, historians, and cultural experts, this history of shoes, which reflects the story of women, examines the design innovations and social changes of footwear through the twentieth century.

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HarperCollins
Language
English
Pages
284

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Subjects

Women, Fashion, Women's shoes, Social aspects, History, Shoes, New York Times reviewed, Boots and shoes, Women, history

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20th century

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Cover of: Women from the Ankle Down
Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us
2013, HarperCollins Publishers
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Cover of: Women from the Ankle Down
Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us
2012, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Women from the ankle down
Women from the ankle down: the story of shoes and how they define us
2012, HarperCollins
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Table of Contents

Ferragamo and the wartime wedge (1900-1938) --
MGM, the Great Depression, and pulling yourself up by your ruby slippers (1936-1939) --
Back to the drawing board (1937-1943) --
The femme fatale and the original power pump (1944-1948) --
The stiletto (1950-1954) --
The feminine balancing act (1953-1959) --
Flats, or some like it not (1957-1959) --
From dolly birds to Birkenstocks (1961-1966) --
These boots are made for the Valkyrie (1965-1969) --
Props, platforms, and porno (1970-1974) --
The lord of the gender-bending dance (1977-1979) --
Manolo, Molloy, and the new power shoes (1975-1982) --
The workout is not a spectator sport (1982-1988) --
The cool kid trinity: Vans, Chuck Taylors, and Doc Martens (1982-1994) --
Girl power and Mary Janes (1994-1999) --
Shoes and the single girl (1998-2008) --
The search for ruby slippers (2000-present).

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
391.4/13
Library of Congress
GT2130 .B47 20122, GT2130 .B47 2012, GT2130

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Pagination
xiv, 284 p. :
Number of pages
284

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OL25407509M
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womenfromankledo00berg
ISBN 10
0061969613
ISBN 13
9780061969614
LCCN
2012450962
OCLC/WorldCat
758392028

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