Shoes and Slippers (National Trust Fashion) [Hardcover]

Althea MacKenzie (Author), Richard Blakey (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2004 | Series: National Trust Fashion

The ladies' shoes, slippers and boots, dating from the early eighteenth-century through to the 1890s, show how an essentially protective covering for the foot can also be a fashion statement. At a time when women did not expose their legs, the shoes could be not only a means of conveying status, class and persona, but also hold the hopes, dreams and fantasies of greater delights above.

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About the Author

Althea Mackenzie is the curator of the Wade Costume Collection, and of the textile collection at Hereford Museum.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 92 pages
• Publisher: National Trust (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0707803853
• ISBN-13: 978-0707803852
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,565,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shoes & Slippers, July 17, 2005

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C. A. Williams (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shoes and Slippers (National Trust Fashion) (Hardcover)

Beautiful photos of a wonderful collection of 18th & 19th century footwear. A terrific reference for anyone interested in either century.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sole Sister, January 19, 2008

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This review is from: Shoes and Slippers: From Snowshill, One of the World's Leading Collections of Costume and Accessories of the 18th and 19th Centuries (Hardcover)

Buy this. Gorgeous pictures, charming and scholarly text, what more can a designer, clothes lover, or dress historian ask from any book? The introduction of these pretty jewel-like volumes on Shoes and Hats provide pleasure and inspiration for designers and fashion fanciers. And the detailed inset photographs on construction makes "Shoes & Slippers", and its sister volume "Hats and Bonnets" obligatory reading for costume makers. Who knew that the Snowshill Collection held this treasure trove of costume? Hat's off to Althea Mackenzie for her terrific work on these fresh additions to the costume and fashion bookshelf.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Snowshill Collections, September 24, 2008

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Kathi R. Mendenhall (Franklin, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shoes and Slippers: From Snowshill, One of the World's Leading Collections of Costume and Accessories of the 18th and 19th Centuries (Hardcover)

As a person who studies fashion and historical fashion as an avocation, I particularly like books with excellent pictures of fashions and accessories that are actually from the period and not historical plates from magazines, though I believe renderings extremely helpful. With a clear picture, one can derive better methods for recreation in historical costuming ventures. I have long been a fan of the Snowshill collection. I loved this little book. I hope there are more published. I appreciate the fine photographs, the brief and informative descriptions. The color and fabric choices of history very interesting and I can spend an hour or two with one book trying to absorb every detail. I have the Shoes and Slippers book as well as the Hats and Bonnets book. They are wonderful additions to my costume library.