Cowboy Boots by Tyler Beard, Jim Arndt Gibbs Smith Publishers, 2004. 352pp.     "A collectible and fun little book on America's most fashionable footwear, the Small Boot Book is a close up look at the veritable trunk show of some of the most impressive cowboy boot designs from the most prestigious and famed bootmakers in the world, and is small and handy enough to carry with you when you're shopping for that next pair! From detail shots of stitching, to a focus on the design elements like flowers, steer heads, horses, crosses, initials, hearts, cacti, and horseshoes, there is plenty of quality craftsmanship to ogle over. A great little idea book to have handy if you're a collector, a fan of the craftsmanship or in the market for a new pair." --book description Manolo Blahnik by Colin McDowell HarperCollins, 2000. 208pp.     "As a total perfectionist, Manolo Blahnik controls every process in the production of his shoes and still makes the last of every shoe in a collection with his own hands.... He also creates shoes for thirteen designers, including John Galliano, Oscar de la Renta and Christian Dior. It is therefore of no surprise that the word 'Manolos' has become synonymous with the finest footwear in the world. Through his informative text and a stunning selection of photographs, Colin McDowell takes us into Blahnik's factory and homes to show us his life and his work, and reveals this ultimate fashion icon as the world has never before seen him." --book description

Manolo Blahnik Drawings
by Manolo Blahnik, Anna Wintour, Michael Roberts
Thames & Hudson, 2003. 192pp.

"My shoes are not fashion, they are gestures. So says Blahnik in a book that lays out his designs as brightly colored whimsies, sketches deftly convey the essences of his creations. Drawings show shoes alone or with a hint of foot and leg, and yet there is so much energy and color in the 134 illustrations (125 in color) that they seem to wink and pirouette off the page.... Divided by decade, from the 1970s to the 2000s, the collection is diverse and fun, and as documentary as a museum catalogue. It should appeal to any fashionista or design aficionado anyone with a sense of shoes as art." --Publishers Weekly

Art of the Boot
by Tyler Beard, Jim Arndt
Gibbs Smith Publishers, 1999. 160pp.

"Since the publications of The Cowboy Boot Book in 1992, the number of bootmakers across the country has nearly doubled, waiting lists have compounded, and the art of the boot has risen to mind-blowing proportions. The men and women who create our fancy footwear are both fascinating and funny. Their tales and artworks exhibited here are testament to the high-minded dedication of a down-to-earth contingent of craftspeople. Tyler Beard and Jim Arndt have created an incredible gathering that will leave your toes twitchin' and your dogs barkin' for a new pair of boots." --book description

Bootism : A Shoe Religion
by Penina Goodman, Michael Duranko
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003. 96pp.

"Do you forget people's names but remember their shoes? Do you have more than ten pairs of black shoes? Do you often use the words love and shoes in the same sentence? If so, you may be a Bootist--or at least have Bootist tendencies--and this is the book for you. The truths of Bootism: You can never have too many shoes. Style is everything. Bootism is not a destination but a journey through life in a dynamite pair of shoes. Price is not part of the purchasing decision." --book description

Dr. Martens: The Story of an Icon
by Martin Roach
Chrysalis Impact, 2003. 320pp.

"Music and pop culture journalist Roach (This Is It: The First Biography of the Strokes) presents a cheeky tribute to a famous shoe in this brash, colorful volume. Roach chronicles how Dr. Martens evolved from the working man's footwear of choice to punk icon supreme, using chatty prose and gritty photos of the shoes and the people who wear them. The current form of the shoe was born in 1960, although German prototypes existed earlier. An unassuming ad in a footwear industry magazine kicked things off, and, as Roach shows, Docs quickly assumed a key position in youth pop culture. Roach's account is humorous and doesn't take itself too seriously; his book is a melange of fashion, music and general cultural history." --Publishers Weekly

Shoes
by Lucy Pratt, Linda Wolley
Victoria & Albert Museum, 1999. 128pp.

"The authors, curators in the Department of Textiles and Dress in London's Victoria & Albert Museum, have compiled a glorious array of color photographs and period illustrations of rare bags and shoes from the museum. An informed and fascinating account of the development of shoes and purses since the Middle Ages results. Bags traces the development of this accessory from 14th-century girdle bags to 20th-century purses exhibiting the creative use of leather or manufactured materials. Shoes track decorative shoes, with varying heel heights, from medieval flats to modern lucite heels. Both books discuss men's and women's accessories but picture more of the latter, since more examples have survived. Using small type fonts to fit a great deal of information into a compact size (8" x 7"), these works are history books, not collectors' guides; there are, for example, no price listings. But savvy collectors will wish to read these authoritative tomes to gain familiarity with characteristic styles." --Therese Duzinkiewicz Baker for Library Journal

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes
by Andy Warhol
Bulfinch, 1997. 80pp.

"This whimsical book fabulously displays the high-heeled glamour of Andy Warhol's famed shoe drawings. Forty drawings, prints, and watercolors demonstrate the Pop master's special talent for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary." --book description

Shoes: A Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers & More
by Linda O'Keeffe
Workman Publishing, 1996. 507pp.

"...The chapters are divided into different types of shoes, e.g., sandals, pumps, boots, etc., and detail the careers of famous shoe designers. Full-color pictures showcase shoes from antiquity to the present day throughout the world. Quotes about shoes from celebrities, ordinary people, designers, and historical figures pepper the text. The book is full of quips, historical oddities, and facts that will inform and amuse researchers and browsers alike." --Debbie Hyman for School Book Journal

Shoes: Objects of Art and Seduction
by Paola Buratto Caovilla
Skira - Berenice, 1999. 189pp.

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