Women from the ankle down : the story of shoes and how they define us / Rachelle Bergstein.
Bergstein, Rachelle.
2012
GT2130 .B47 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
Women from the ankle down : the story of shoes and how they define us / Rachelle Bergstein.
Author
Bergstein, Rachelle.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780061969614
0061969613
Publication Details
New York : HarperCollins, c2012.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
GT2130 .B47 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
391.413
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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