Shoes: A Brief History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781851778379)

Changing styles in footwear have always captured the imagination and communicated the priorities and ambitions of the wearer--during the reign of Henry VIII, exaggerated shapes and wide toes were footwear's reflection of the aggressive social climate of the court, while engravings of Queen Victoria show impossibly narrow slippers, worn in pursuit of 19th-century ideals of daintiness. This colorful book provides an engaging overview of the history of footwear.

Author: Linda Woolley, Lucy Johnston
ISBN-10: 1851778373
ISBN-13: 9781851778379
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Language: English
Published: 05/05/2015
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.10h x 7.30w x 0.50d