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"...this book will educate heathens who think shoes is just something you put on your feet!" --Elle
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Fusing exquisite design with engineering, shoe design is quite unlike any other fashion discipline. Feted in fashion magazines and on television, shoes have become more coveted, more collectible and more expensive in recent years, and contemporary footwear design is now one of the most important and interesting areas of the fashion industry. Showcasing some of the most exciting and innovative contemporary footwear designers from across the globe, this book reflects the rich and diverse range of cutting-edge design. Using specially commissioned photography, never before published sketches, and original design material, New Shoes brings together a rich mix of desirable shoes, sandals and boots to illustrate the unique blend of design skill and craftsmanship that footwear design demands.
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Revelling in descriptions such as 'devilishly ladylike', 'sensually seductive' and 'tainted by noir allure', Nicole Brundage is not the creator of ordinary footwear. Read the first page
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Great book not only for shoe lovers. Beautiful pictures not to mention the designs. Short information about the designers and their artwork help a lot. the album is a must !
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Modern shoes for the shoe lover
19 Dec 2008
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Yes, I own more pairs of shoes than I can admit to. Yes, I have found myself short on rent, sacrificed for a pair of shoes. So, of course, any book that has to do with shoes is already a winner in my book.
You can find hundreds of books on shoes, what makes this one different is that it is an introduction to the ground-breaking and stunning world of contemporary footwear. Hundreds of full page, glossy pictures, of modern shoes from designers like Benoit Meleard and his heel-less, modern-art designs to Nicholas Kirkwood and his futuristic beauties leap out of the page at you. There are fashion-spread type layouts, like the image of a Pierre Hardy suede and glace kid striped wedge in a field of balloons and then there are plain white pages of shoes, accompanied by the designers drawings, all prefaced with a description of biography of the artists.
More than just shoe-porn, New Shoes introduces you to the future, to boxy designs that look more purse than shoe, booties made from delicate folds of leather and sandals of hard plastic twisted to resemble furniture. This book is essential for any shoe lover, from the Louboutin lover to the classic Chuck gal.
You can find hundreds of books on shoes, what makes this one different is that it is an introduction to the ground-breaking and stunning world of contemporary footwear. Hundreds of full page, glossy pictures, of modern shoes from designers like Benoit Meleard and his heel-less, modern-art designs to Nicholas Kirkwood and his futuristic beauties leap out of the page at you. There are fashion-spread type layouts, like the image of a Pierre Hardy suede and glace kid striped wedge in a field of balloons and then there are plain white pages of shoes, accompanied by the designers drawings, all prefaced with a description of biography of the artists.
More than just shoe-porn, New Shoes introduces you to the future, to boxy designs that look more purse than shoe, booties made from delicate folds of leather and sandals of hard plastic twisted to resemble furniture. This book is essential for any shoe lover, from the Louboutin lover to the classic Chuck gal.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
A VERY USEFUL BOOK FOR SHOE DESIGNERS
1 Jun 2009
Format:Hardcover
I didn't think that this book would be so useful for me as i'm a shoe designer myself. But there are 25 different designers from all over the world with their stories. Where they live, what education they got, their phlosophy and what they do right now. The photos of the shoes are big, colorful and very nicely shot. And most important of all it's very inspiring because they're not at all ordinary. So i would recommend this book especially to shoe designers/students, fashion designers/students and to people who love different kinds of shoes.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Great book, but not like expected
18 May 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I expected this book to be full of the highest-heeled shoes, like what you see on today's runways, but it was not. A lot of the designs were simple simple simple, not cutting edge. Only about 3 designers had completely avante guard designs. I was somewhat disappointed with the lack of consistency with the pictures. Some designers had 5 pages dedicated to their shoes, while others had 2. I just expected their to be more designs, more inspiration.
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