New Shoes: Contemporary Footwear Design [Hardcover]

Sue Huey (Author), Rebecca Proctor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 28, 2007

Fusing exquisite design with engineering, shoe design is quite unlike any other fashion discipline. Showcasing some of the most exciting and innovative contemporary footwear designers from across the globe, this book refl ects the rich and diverse range of cutting-edge design, and uses specially commissioned photography, never before published sketches, and original design material to illustrate the unique blend of design skill and craftsmanship that footwear design demands.

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About the Author

Sue Huey is senior footwear and accessories editor of Worth Global Style Network, the world's leading online trend-forecasting agency. She has previously worked as footwear and accessories designer for Escada.

Rebecca Proctor is a London-based fashion journalist with a particular interest in footwear and accessories. She regularly contributes to Sam, Amelia's Magazine, and Urban Junkies.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Laurence King Publishers; Edition Unstated edition (June 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856695077
• ISBN-13: 978-1856695077
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,000,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Modern shoes for the shoe lover, December 19, 2008

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Kristine Hale (Utah) - See all my reviews
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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.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A VERY USEFUL BOOK FOR SHOE DESIGNERS, June 1, 2009

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Zeynep Atýnç "Zeynep Atinc" (TURKEY) - See all my reviews
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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:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but not like expected, May 17, 2009

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Joseph Limandri "jml" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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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.