Introduction
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I. The Shoes must Go On: The Sandal
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The origins of footwear-shoes that both reveal and conceal
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Master of Design: Andre Perugia
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The Shoe That Left an Imprint: The “Invisible” Shoe
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II. Height of Fashion: The Heel
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The highs and lows of heels-stacked, curved, Louis, comma, spike
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Master of Design: Roger Vivier
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The Shoe That Left an Imprint: The Stiletto
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III. Feats of Fancy: Slippers
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Enchanting, fragile, and impractical shoes for the ballroom and the boudoir
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Master of Design: Manolo Blahnik
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The Shoe That Left an Imprint: The Marabou Mule
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IV. Pump and Circumstance: The Little Black Dress of Shoes
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The perennially stylish classic that rises to any occasion
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Master of Design: David Evins
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The Shoe That Left an Imprint: The Mary Jane
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V. The Sensible Shoe: These Shoes are Made for….
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A triumph of ft over frivolity, the comfortable shoe-from the Oxford, Ghille, Loafer and Espadrille
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Master of Design: Patrick Cox
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The Shoe That Left an Imprint: The Belgian Loafer
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VI. Great Strides: The Boot
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From earthy beginning to high-fashion hijinks: the boot in all its glory
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Master of Design: Dave Little
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The Shoe That Left an Imprint: The Go-Go Boot
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VII. Stilted Behavior: Chopines and Platforms
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Fashion on a pedestal: from Chopines of Venetian aristocrats to raised soles of 20th-century rockers.
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Master of Design: Salvatore Ferragamo
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The Shoe That Left an Imprint: The Kork Ease
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VIII. Shoes of Scandal: Fetish and Lotus Shoes
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A walk on the wild side: the shoe as an object of desire
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Master of Design: Vivienne Westwood
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IX. Art and Sole: One-of-a-Kind Shoes
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Shoes as art works and art as shoes: a celebration of the most imaginative styles ever created
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Master of Design: Beth Levine
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IX. Index
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