Reviews'A brisk but dazzling 500-year shoe survey. Actress Sarah Jessica Parkeris known for her unique sense of fashion and her love of shoes. Writer: Harold Koda, Sarah Jessica ParkerĪbout the Author Harold Koda is curator in charge at the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Other Information: 191 color + 18 b-w illus.ĭimensions: 18.7 x 26 x 2.4 centimeters (0.51 kg) An introduction by fashion-forward actress Sarah Jessica Parker adds to the accessibility and appeal of this delightful volume. each of which is a reminder of the ways fashion reflectsthe oader culture that created it.

are 100 fabulous gowns from the permanent collection of the renowned Costume Institute at of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sure to spark the imaginations of anyone interested in fashion and design, 100 Shoes details how women have used these essential fashion accessories to elevate their style, stature, and status throughout the centuries. Imagining herself in a beautiful designer dressHere. Images of the shoes are accompanied by informative text and enhanced by works of art, contemporary photos, and portraits of designers. Among them are shoes designed by Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Roger Vivier, and Vivienne Westwood. In the late 1930s, Salvatore Ferragamo introduced a modern version of the platform shoe, and updated versions appeared in the 1970s and 1990s.īeautifully designed and produced, this brilliant follow-up to the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's 100 Dresses presents examples of fashionable footwear in a range of styles, from flats to stilettos and everything in between. For instance, platform shoes were worn by fashionable Venetian women from the 15th to the 17th century and by Manchu Chinese women in the 1800s. They also reveal how some trends have reappeared throughout the ages. A hundred pairs of shoes, from the 16th to the 21st century, paint a vivid picture of how shoe styles have changed-sometimes radically-over the years.

100 Dresses by Harold Koda