The Sports Shoe by Thomas Turner HARDBACK 9781474281799

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Sports ShoeA History from Field to Fashion\nAuthor(s): Thomas Turner\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts\nISBN-13: 9781474281799, 978-1474281799\nSynopsis\n\""Meticulously researched and beautifully produced.\"" Times Literary Supplement\n\""A big and beautiful book.\"" Journal of British Studies\n\""A definitive history of the sports shoe.\"" Amber Butchart, fashion historian\n\""A necessary book [and] a great read.\"" Samuel Smallidge, Archivist, Converse\n\""Both educational and entertaining.\"" Scene Point Blank\n\nThe story of the sneakers rise from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the Nike Air Max and beyond.\n\nMoving 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 toda.