Shoes A-Z. The Collection of The Museum at FIT

Sky-high, ornate, and the pinnacle of glamour, both restrictive and liberating, art object and deeply ordinary, shoes tell the story of shifting attitudes toward desire, power, and wealth throughout history. Lace up for a journey through the most enviable shoe closet from the permanent collection at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology- and four centuries of fashion's hardest working accessory.
Featuring designs from the likes of Salvatore Ferragamo, Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahník, and Roger Vivier, Shoes A-Z. The Collection of The Museum at FIT celebrates fashion's most revolutionary and coveted labels with more than 400 styles selected from the Museum's pristinely preserved collection. Texts from Daphne Guinness, Valerie Steele, Colleen Hill, and The Museum's expert team of curators explore the unique legacy of each of the featured designers and the lasting cultural impact of the shoe.
Exclusive access to original sketches, advertisements, and photographs from the designers' private archives further illuminate the genius behind the functional, sculptural delights we cannot live without.

Travel through 400 years of footwear history, from gravity-defying heels to demure Chanel pumps, wearable sculptures that restrict movement or carry us across great distances. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, ephemera, and sketches are featured in this volume from the most coveted labels such as Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahník, and Roger Vivier.