The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe [Hardcover]

William A. Rossi (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0894645730 | ISBN-13: 978-0894645730 | Publication Date: February 1993

With thoroughness and elan, the author takes us on a walking tour through history, from Chinese footbinding to the outrageous distortions of the foot gladly suffered by women over the centuries in the cause of sexual allure. He explores the peculiarly American obsession with "sick" and "tired" feet, and the huge industry that has sprung up to cater to our negativism. He gives an insightful psychosexual guide to people via footwear. This book is a unique piece of social history, a provocative, often witty and always original, inquiry into human behavior.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Krieger Pub Co (February 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894645730
• ISBN-13: 978-0894645730
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,461,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FOOT LOOSE AND FANCY FREE!, September 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe (Hardcover)

I read this book many, many years ago and have always wanted to obtain my own copy, and to read it again. I found this book to be UTTERLY FASCINATING...., interesting and a good giggle in places. The author clearly knows his subject, and one learns, for instance, the mystery behind Cinderella's glass slipper. It is NOT only a book for people with foot fetishes. It's a great read and I would recommend it to anyone. I can assure you that after reading this book, you will start noticing the shoes people wear... as certain types of people wear certain types of shoes.... SO TRUE! I just LOVE men in BOOTS!! Read all about it for yourselves!!!! (It will probably make you rush out and buy "appropriate" shoes!!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of My Top 10 Favorite Books, March 25, 2009

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Daniel R. Grangaard (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe (Hardcover)

This most delightful book is not only erotic and impossible to put down but is extremely well documented. The author cites over 100 sources to support his points. Many historical references to implications of various styles are nicely illustrated with drawings and photographs. It is impossible to refrain from self-analysis and sizing up the personalities of those around you based on the psychosexual themes conveyed through dressing the foot. The book is a comprehensive look at the historical and contemporary implications of the role feet and shoes play in flirtation and mating.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It does a great job of explaining the shoe fetish, April 28, 2008

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Hal Elliott (Lake County, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe (Hardcover)

I read this book a few years ago as well when I was doing research as a PsyD student. My thesis and research included this fetish and I found this book very useful, and singificant up to date from the older material available such as Psycho-Sexualis by Krafft and Ebbing. It was right on target and fun to read. The life of a true shoe fetishist is very intersting and very solo, but the life of shoe play incorporated into a sex life can be incredible with the right shoes. Although I never became a shoes only fetishist the experiments with women and their shoes turned out to be erotic and lots of fun. I only wish there was a sequal to this book with more current and explicit details for couples. My partner and I discovered so much more that can be done in play the book became a great starting point. Another discovery that we made was that although women do not share the same fetish as men they can, if open to experiment, share aspects of the fetish differently, but with just as much excitement and tension as men. As I have always felt, some designers of high fashion women's footwear may have utility in mind, (boring) but some designers "get it" and have a lot more in mind than utility when they design a woman's shoe or boot it is clearly to create sexual excitement.