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The Sports Shoe: A History from Field to Fashion, Turner, Thomas, 9781474281799
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-10
1474281796
ISBN-13
9781474281799
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239630149
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sports Shoe : a History from Field to Fashion
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
History & Criticism, Fashion & Accessories, Popular Culture
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design, Art
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
48.9 Oz
Item Length
11.1 in
Item Width
8.6 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
LCCN
2018-041888
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
We all wear them. How did the sports shoe become so ubiquitous? Telling the story of its rise and transformation, this is an original contribution to the study of material and popular culture., Thomas Turner's tremendous new book adds significant depth to our understanding of the history of sports shoes. It offers an extremely well-researched, wide-ranging, and engaging look at one of today's most important forms of footwear., No mere history of shoemaking in the modern world, what Turner provides is a novel angle on the history of globalization, manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and the marketing of desire ... A big and beautiful book that is a valuable contribution toa cultural history of the modern world., Thomas Turner has written a necessary book on the cultural history and impact of sports shoes. This is a great read for anyone interested in how a piece of sports equipment could transcend its original purpose and become a staple of everyday life., The rise of sports shoes to their central position as an iconic fashion item in the 21st century is a fascinating story, told here with enthusiasm and in-depth knowledge. Whether you are a student of fashion, a sports enthusiast or a 'sneakerhead', you will enjoy this excellent book., Extremely well-researched, wide-ranging, and engaging, this tremendous new book explores one of today's most important forms of footwear., We all wear them. How did the sports shoe become just so ubiquitous? This book tells the story of its rise and transformation - an original contribution to the study of material and popular culture., For anyone who doubted the importance of the sports shoe to contemporary fashion, Thomas Turner's comprehensive study is essential reading ... The book is not only rigorous and intellectual, but also entertaining and accessible., This engaging story of how the sports shoe went from functional to fashionable reveals changing attitudes towards sport, leisure, sex roles, and especially how so many of us came to long for the latest in footwear. It will appeal to a wide audience., At last a beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched history of the sport shoe from its humble origin on the tennis lawn to today's global commodity. Through trainers, Turner charters the 150 year-long relationship between fashion, sport and leisure. If you want to know anything about the sport shoe, you must read this book. Just do it!, With his thorough scholarship and wide-ranging research, Thomas has written a definitive history of the sports shoe. This a book to be enjoyed by historians of dress, economics, and technology, as well as sport enthusiasts and sneaker aficionados alike., Apart from the forensically researched history, the book is opulently illustrated with eye candy galore and insights that reveal why both certain stylistic abominations as well as enhancements have been implemented and sold over the years. The fact that the book pursues a holistic approach and goes beyond the realm of what collectors and athletes would look for in terms of looks, form and function; i.e. shedding light on societal contexts and interactions and thereby expanding its significance, makes it a both educational and entertaining addition for the bookshelf of anyone not only interested in fashion but anyone who has enjoyed a sports shoe in one form or another, Taking you on the fascinating journey of the sports shoe, this book charts trends in sport from the elitism of tennis in the late 19th century to the blurred lines of what sport is in the new millennium. It provides sound insight into the essential relationship between form, function and innovation in design in response to changing backgrounds of society, culture and technology. Beyond sports shoe fans, this is a great read for anyone interested in fashion, product design, history or frankly anyone who has felt the liberation of wearing sports shoes in everyday life., This engaging story of how the sports shoe went from functional to fashionable reveals how so many of us came to long for the latest in footwear., Taking you on the fascinating journey of the sports shoe, this book provides sound insight into the essential relationship between form, function and innovation in design. Beyond sports shoe fans, it's a great read for anyone interested in fashion, product design, history or, frankly, anyone who has felt the liberation of wearing sports shoes in everyday life., The rise of sports shoes is a fascinating story, told here with enthusiasm and in-depth knowledge. Whether you are a student of fashion, a sports enthusiast or a 'sneakerhead', you'll enjoy this excellent book., In The Sports Shoe , Thomas Turner takes an everyday object and excavates an unsuspected wealth of meaning. The story of the humble - and sometimes not-so-humble - sneaker and its journey from the sporting field to the mainstream is a multifaceted tale that spans the globe, illuminating the histories of technology, sports, fashion, music, and consumer desire. What results is a highly readable book of interest to anyone who has ever laced up a trainer. Lavishly illustrated, meticulously researched, and fluidly written, the book unpacks a rich and surprising history of modernity., Entertaining, passionate and wonderfully illustrated, this book places sports shoes within their wider social context so we can all truly appreciate their significance., A beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched history ... If you want to know anything about the sport shoe, you must read this book. Just do it!, This is a well-researched, entertaining, passionate and wonderfully illustrated book exploring the complex journey sports shoes have made from the sporting field into the mainstream of everyday life. By placing sports shoes within their wider social context we can all truly appreciate their cultural significance., For anyone who doubted the importance of the sports show to contemporary fashion, Thomas Turner's comprehensive study is essential reading. The historical origins of the contemporary training shoe are vividly traced here, alongside a detailed exploration of the training shoe as a contemporary object of desire for a wide range of consumers, in a text that is not only rigorous and intellectual, but also entertaining and accessible., Beautifully chronicling over 100 years of the sports shoe's impact on sport and culture, this is the most intricately detailed love letter to the sneaker ever written., A highly readable book of interest to anyone who has ever laced up a trainer. Lavishly illustrated, meticulously researched, and fluidly written ... a rich and surprising history of modernity., Beautifully chronicling over 100 years of the sports shoe, this is the most intricately detailed love letter to the sneaker ever written.
Dewey Decimal
391.41309
Table Of Content
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Lawn tennis and the origins of the modern sports shoe 2. Sports style, youth, and modernity 3. The sports shoe reborn 4. Skateboarding and the reimagined sports shoe 5. Sneakers, basketball, and hip hop 6. Trainers on the soccer terraces 7. Globalized production, athleisure, and the postmodern sports shoe Conclusion List of Illustrations Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Synopsis
"Meticulously researched and beautifully produced." Times Literary Supplement "A big and beautiful book." Journal of British Studies "A definitive history of the sports shoe." Amber Butchart, fashion historian "A necessary book [and] a great read." Samuel Smallidge, Archivist, Converse "Both educational and entertaining." Scene Point Blank The story of the sneaker's rise from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the Nike Air Max and beyond. Moving from the athletic field to the shopping mall, Thomas Turner tells a fresh story of the evolution of the sports shoe against the changing landscape of society, sport, fashion, industry, and technology. The Sports Shoe takes us on a journey from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the sneaker of today, to the adidas Superstar and the innovative technologies of Nike Air Max. Featuring newly uncovered archival material and historic images showcasing key personalities, vintage marketing and common perceptions of this hugely desirable product, this book is a must-have for any sneaker collector, historian of popular culture, or anyone interested in the place of athletic footwear in our lives today., The story of the sneaker's rise from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the Nike Air Max and beyond Moving from the athletic field to the shopping mall, Thomas Turner tells a fresh story of the evolution of the sports shoe against the changing landscape of society, sport, fashion, industry, and technology. The Sports Shoe takes us on a journey from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the adidas Superstar and the innovative technologies of Nike Air Max. Featuring newly uncovered archival material and historic images showcasing key personalities, vintage marketing and common perceptions of this hugely desirable product, this book is a must-have for any sneaker collector, historian of popular culture, or anyone interested in the place of athletic footwear in our lives today.
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