Shoes!
A Footwear Fashion Frolic
Cicada Books · Print & ebook · Forthcoming
Lace up your boots and take a journey through the rich history of footwear.
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- Who it’s for
- Trace footwear history through shoe design, changing styles, and the stories shoes tell about their wearers.
- Genres
- Kids Fashion, Clothing & Dress, History
- Published
- Cicada Books, Forthcoming
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Lace up your boots and take a journey through the rich history of footwear. Shoes tell stories about their wearers—their identity, wealth, origins, and the image they wish to project. Over the years, these stories and footwear styles have evolved.
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From André Perugia's surrealist creations of the 1940s to Terry de Havilland's iconic 1970s wedges, and the famous sneaker 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.
Shoes and Their Stories
Trace footwear history through shoe design, changing styles, and the stories shoes tell about their wearers.
Come here for
- How shoes signal identity, wealth, origins, and intended image
- Stories of André Perugia, Terry de Havilland, and the Dassler brothers
Expect
- Illustrations by Daisy Wynter
- Examples spanning Perugia’s 1940s creations and de Havilland’s 1970s wedges
Where it sits
| Clothing & Dress | 76% |
|---|---|
| Kids Fashion | 62% |
| History | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Kids Fashion
- History
- Clothing & Dress
- Authors
- Anna Davies, Daisy Wynter
- Publisher
- Cicada Books
- Published
- Forthcoming
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Kids Fashion