{"product_id":"shoes-a-aiz-45th-ed-9783754404652","title":"Shoes A–Z: 45th Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eStep inside one of the world's most enviable closets to celebrate the empowering, sensual, playful, and practical shoe. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, ephemera, and sketches are featured in this volume, a follow-up to Fashion Designers A-Z, from the most coveted labels such as Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahn√≠k, Gucci, Roger Vivier, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSky-high, ornate, and the \u003cb\u003epinnacle of glamour\u003c\/b\u003e, both  restrictive and liberating, art object and deeply ordinary, shoes tell  the story of shifting attitudes toward desire, power, and wealth  throughout history. Lace up for a journey through \u003cb\u003ethe most enviable shoe closet from the permanent collection at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology\u003c\/b\u003e-and four centuries of fashion's hardest working accessory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing designs from the likes of Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Chanel, Gucci, Saint Laurent, Roger Vivier, Christian Louboutin, and more, Shoes A-Z. The Collection of The Museum at FIT celebrates fashion's most revolutionary and coveted labels with more than 400 styles selected from the Museum's pristinely preserved collection. Texts from \u003cb\u003eDaphne Guinness, Valerie Steele, Colleen Hill\u003c\/b\u003e, and The Museum's expert team of curators explore the unique legacy of each of the featured designers and the \u003cb\u003elasting cultural impact of the shoe\u003c\/b\u003e.  Also featured are custom portraits of the designers by illustrator  Robert Nippoldt. Exclusive access to original sketches, advertisements,  and photographs \u003cb\u003efrom the designers' private archives\u003c\/b\u003e further illuminate the genius behind the functional, sculptural delights we cannot live without.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9783754404652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Multilingual edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 16 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Taschen GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Cologne, Germany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.7(H)x15.6(L)x3.4(W)1136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 1136\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eDaphne Guinness is a multimedia artist. A celebrated authority on fashion and couture, she has worked with some of this century's most esteemed designers and photographers. Straddling roles as model, collector, musician, writer, and muse, she is best known for her work with photographers David LaChapelle, Steven Klein, and Nick Knight. Guinness was founder of the Isabella Blow Foundation, which supported education in the arts and mental health research.   Robert Nippoldt is a German illustrator and book artist known for various publications and stage programs about the 1920s, as well as drawings for The New Yorker and Time magazine. He has received over two dozen awards worldwide, including from the Art Directors Club in New York and the International Design Award in Los Angeles.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eShoes are a language; they speak of our identity. They delight and shock, captivate, cajole, and appall. They heighten us, embolden us, dictate the very way we move. They are also surely one of life's great joys. * Daphne Guinness *","brand":"Daphne Guinness","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47722833051865,"sku":"9783754404652","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9783754404652.jpg?v=1768914660","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/shoes-a-aiz-45th-ed-9783754404652","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}