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Lavishly illustrated, full of fascinating facts about twentieth-century shoe design and creation, drawn from leading designer Stuart Weitzman's private collection.
  • 10 April 2018
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Famous for his trademark use of unique materials and his creation of one-of-a-kind, "million dollar" shoes for Oscar nominees, American designer Stuart Weitzman's personal collection of antique shoes features a similarly eclectic range. Lavishly illustrated with one hundred color photographs from the Stuart Weitzman Collection, this new volume explores the impact of twentieth-century design and culture on the evolution of women's shoes from 1870-1980. It is a must-have for all shoe fans.

Edward Maeder is the founding director of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto.

Stuart A. Weitzman is the founder of the eponymous shoe company Stuart Weitzman.

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Price: $30.00
Pages: 208
Publisher: D Giles Limited
Imprint: GILES
Publication Date: 10 April 2018
Trim Size: 7.50 X 9.00 in
ISBN: 9781911282143
Format: Hardcover
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Edward Maeder is a leading costume and textile historian and curator, and the founding director of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto. He has held curatorial positions at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Stuart A. Weitzman is an American designer, entrepreneur and founder of the eponymous international, high-end shoe company, Stuart Weitzman.

Valerie Paley is Director, Center for Women’s History, Vice President and Chief Historian, New-York Historical Society.
Foreword by Louise Mirrer

Stand and Conquer: The Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes by Stuart Weitzman

Standing in Heels, Standing on Principle? by Valerie Paley

Fashion, Performance, and Politics: An Introduction to the Stuart Weitzman Collection by Edward Maeder
o Sentimental Survivors
o Politics and Prosperity from the Ground Up
o Popular Dances Focus on Feet
o Skyscraper Moderne and Streamlined Designs
o Films and Other Images
o Conflicts, Postwar America and Celebrity Designers
o Pop and Popular Styles in the 1960s
o The Turn-of-the-Century Stance

Notes
Bibliography
Index