Sue Huey and Rebecca Proctor

New Shoes: Contemporary Footwear Design

Издательство: Laurence King, 2007 г.
1-85669-507-7, 978-185669-507-7
Книгопечатная продукция
Объем: 208 стр.

Fusing exquisite craftsmanship with engineering, footwear design is quite unlike any other fashion discipline. Feted internationally in fashion magazines and even celebrated in TV dramas, shoes have become more coveted and more coNectible in recent years, making contemporary footwear design one of the most high-profile and exciting areas of the fashion industry.
Showcasing some of the most innovative contemporary designers from across the globe, this book presents footwear to satisfy all tastes, from subtle twists on classics to wonderful creations that leave you puzzling over how they are worn. Although not necessarily household names in their own right, the designers featured here are the unsung heroes who have headed up the footwear design teams for high-profile fashion houses such as Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Bottega Veneta, Salvatore Ferragamo, Asprey, Hussein Chalayan, Emilio Pucci, Gucci, Lanvin, Christian Lacroix, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Christian Dior, Hermes, Balenciaga, Chanel, Charles Jourdan, Margaret Howell and Thierry Mugler.
These forward-thinking designers will leave you aching to expand your footwear collection: those who wear comfortable flats, prepare to be converted to chic stilettos; those who prefer feminine ballerinas, expect to find yourselves shopping for sexy oxfords. Rich and diverse, the design range is explored through specially commissioned photographs from award-winning photographer Esther Teichmann, alongside beautiful drawings and original design material from the creators themselves.
From the fiercely beautiful to the luxuriously decadent, New Shoes brings together a sublime mix of desirable shoes, sandals and boots to illustrate the unique blend of design skill and craftsmanship that is footwear design today.