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Shoe Fleur: A Footwear Fantasy

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Michel Tcherevkoff has created a masterpiece that is a botanical flight of imagination. His creations are hypnotic; a journey into a fanciful floral wonderland. This book has become a source of refuge when I need to retreat from daily stress; I can easily change my attitude after spending a few minutes within the pages of this tour de force. Thank you Mr. Tcherevkoff for the unlimited hours of enjoyment I will receive from this gem.
Chuck Henry
Director of Show Design,
Southeastern Flower Show
Atlanta, GA

I bought this book as a gift for a "shoe lover". It was perfect.
it is unique, perfect for the coffee table conversation piece!

The images in this book are really wonderful. The true artist exploring his vision. Wonderful creations that will thrill your imagination. It is a great inspiration to creative thinkers/photographers/artists get out there and create!

It's amazing to see how much creativity and imagination there can be in a human been.

The pictures in this book are gorgeous and so creative; got three for Christmas presents already.

Beautifully composed images, imaginatively conceived, fun and surprising and impeccably executed. A delight for any shoe lover or photography lover.

Photographer Michel Tcherevkoff noticed that a leaf, the photograph of which he had just taken, looked like a shoe. He manipulated the image and came up with his first "shoe fleur". Inspired, he made more of these fantastic images, now not only of shoes, but of handbags.

These images have been gathered into a book, a book which is itself a work of art. Heavy cardboad covers with the image of a shoe on the front and a handbag on the back are attached to a cloth-covered spine which carries the title and author information. The endsheets are a pale green, with a faint leaf design. The title page is faux vellum, with the script "shoe fleur", overlaying an image of that first shoe, called "La Première". The book is enclosed in a pink plastic slipcase with a ruffled edge that meets the image of leaves on the cover and a circular opening that reveals a variegated tulip that is part of the cover shoe.

Interestingly, although these shoes are fantasies, many of the designs, if translated into less delicate, less ephemeral, materials, would be quite wearable. I would certainly be happy to own any of these items!

The photos and text are enhanced by a preface written by Ferruccio Ferragamo and an introduction by Diane von Furstenberg.

I have given this book as Christmas gifts and all who received it have said they loved it.