Shoes

From chopines to stilettos, Louis XIV to Louboutin, Shoes: An Illustrated History is the definitive guide to footwear. This revised, updated edition expands the classic work to include new content on environmental and sustainability issues, and increased coverage of more diverse, inclusive and contemporary designers - such as Rupert Sanderson, Sophia Webster, Nicolas Kirkwood, Charlotte Olympia. Lavishly illustrated with a dazzling array of shoes from all over the world; and now including a new chapter, images of 'shoes in action and the latest developments in design and technology, Rebecca Shawcross tells the extraordinary story of this ultimate object of desire, from antiquity to the present.