Women from the ankle down : the story of shoes and how they define us /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bergstein, Rachelle
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins, [2012]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Shoes > Social aspects. Shoes > History > 20th century. Women's shoes > Social aspects. Women's shoes > History > 20th century. Fashion > History > 20th century. Women > History > 20th century.

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).