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First published in 1977, The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe examines the realities of foot and shoe eroticism practised by almost all of us, whether consciously or unconsciously. Provocative often witty and always original, the book takes us on a walking tour through history: from Chinese footbinding (completely sexual in intent) and the medieval poulaine (perhaps the most blatantly pornographic shoe ever worn) to the outrageous distortions of the foot gladly suffered by woman over the centuries in the cause of sexual allure. The author explores the obsession with 'sick' and 'tired' feet and the huge industry that has sprung up to cater to our negativism. He gives a psychosexual guide to us via footwear, grouping men's and women's shoes into such categories as sexy, sexless, neuter, bisexual, sensuous, peacock, masculine, eunuch and machismo. This book will be of interest to students of history, gender studies, sexuality studies and fashion.
List of contents
1. The Erotic Foot and the Sexual Shoe 2. Pedic Sex 3. Sex Symbols at Your Feet 4. The Foot's "Sexual Nerves" 5. Oriental Podoerotomania 6. Thank Your Foot for Sex 7. The Foot You Never Knew 8. Our Sex Motives for Wearing Shoes 9. The Podoerotic Artists 10. Sexy, Sexless, Neuter, and Bisexual Shoes 11. The Podosexual Male 12. The Sensuous Stilts 13. Walking Is a Sex Trao 14. Pedic Sadomasochism 15. Cinderella Was a Sexpot 16. The Foot Lovers 17. The Shoe Lovers 18. Tread on Me 19. The Next of Skin 20. Podocosmetics 21. Censored! 22. The Talking Foot 23. Footnotes Bibliography Index
About the author
William A. Rossi
Summary
First published in 1977, The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe examines the realities of foot and shoe eroticism practised by almost all of us, whether consciously or unconsciously.
