Explore women's shoes as a powerful talisman of fashion, culture, and
sexual energy. With 500 original color photographs, and two dozen
vintage illustrations, this book tells the real story of Hot Shoes: One
Hundred Years. These are the shoes real women wore, and loved enough to
save. You'll see designer shoes by the likes of David Evins and Palter
De Liso, who were influenced by haute couture but marketed to the upper
middle-class. Since this is a book for collectors, you'll find a true
cross-section of shoe design. There are coquettish pumps from the French
Room at Chandler's, jeweled platforms by Frank More of San Francisco,
and early canvas high-button shoes by Keds. Each photo caption includes
a value range, and each photo is lavishly styled, in the same manner as
the author's previous book from Schiffer Publishing: Collectible Women's
Hats of the 20th Century.