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Shoes

Pleasure and pain


  • V&A Museum (A&CB)
  • Expo: 13/6/2015 - 31/1/2016, V&A Museum, London
Beautiful, sculptural objects, shoes are powerful indicators of gender, status, identity, taste, and even sexual preference. Our choice in shoes can be aspirational, even fantastical - and projects an image not just of who we are, but who we want to be. Feet are made for walking, but shoes may not be. Featuring extensive new photography, this is a beautiful and authoritative guide to the history and culture of footwear. Iconic creations by celebrated designers sit alongside masterpieces by unknown craftsmen

ISBN 9781851778324 | E | HB
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Publisher V&A Museum (A&CB)
ISBN 9781851778324
Publication date May 2015
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 270 x 216 mm
Illustrations 180 col.ill.
Pages 176
Language(s) Eng. ed.
Exhibition V&A Museum, London
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Beautiful, sculptural objects, shoes are powerful indicators of gender, status, identity, taste, and even sexual preference. Our choice in shoes can be aspirational, even fantastical - and projects an image not just of who we are, but who we want to be. Feet are made for walking, but shoes may not be. Featuring extensive new photography, this is a beautiful and authoritative guide to the history and culture of footwear. Iconic creations by celebrated designers sit alongside masterpieces by unknown craftsmen in this book. Embracing both men's and women's footwear, from the Chinese lotus shoe to laser-printed contemporary shoes-as-sculpture, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain engages with the cultural significance of shoes - the source of their allure, how they are made, and the people who buy and wear them.