Women from the Ankle Down - The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us

Rachelle Bergstein brings readers along on a unique and delightful romp through the history of shoes, the women who wear them, and the profound impact they have on our lives. Women from the Ankle Down includes interviews and cameos with influential figures ranging from Lisa Mayock of Vena Cava to Oscar Award-winning costume designer Patrizia van Brandenstein, from Doc Martens historian Martin Roach to Fashion Institute of Technology museum director Valerie Steele; from Marilyn Monroe and Jane Fonda to Salvador Ferragamo and Christian Dior; from Judy Garland to Wonder Woman.

About the author

Rachelle Bergstein was born in Englewood, New Jersey, just a quick trip over the George Washington Bridge to NYC. While attending high school, she worked at a local café and saved her tips to spend on books and vintage clothing.She received a degree in English Literature at Vassar College, where she received recognition for her academic writing, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and met her fiance. Upon graduation, she moved to Brooklyn where she worked as a cocktail waitress before setting into an entry-level job at a literary agency.Rachelle is looking forward to her upcoming wedding in January 2012, to her fiance Andrew who is Assistant P

Product details

• Authors: Rachelle Bergstein, Bergstein Rachelle
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.06.2013
• EAN: 9780061969683
• ISBN: 978-0-06-196968-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 206 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; ART / History / General, History of Art, Fashion and textile design, HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: Social History, HISTORY: Women, DESIGN: Fashion & Accessories, DESIGN: History & Criticism, DESIGN: Graphic Arts / Illustration, HUMOR: Topic / Adult, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS: Women in Business, DESIGN: Book, ART: Movements / Modernism