Where Will This Shoe Take You?: A Walk Through the History of Footwear

by Laurie Lawlor

A history of fashion in footwear through the ages.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

132 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Laurie Lawlor grew up in a family enamored with the theater. Along with her five brothers and sisters she spent summers in a summer stock repertory company in a small mountain town in Colorado that was run by their mother (costumer, cook, accountant, and resident psychiatrist) and their father (artistic director).

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is more of a hop or jump through the history of footwear than a walk. Lawlor groups her information by the type or purpose of the shoe, and while this allows for sharing interesting facts and anecdotes about shoes, I'd really been hoping for more of a chronological exploration of the subject. How and why did footwear evolve in different civilizations? If I were to drop into 9th century China or Peru in B.C. 600, what would everyone be wearing? While I have a better understanding of some of the roles shoes have played at moments in their history, my grasp of the whole of that history is still shaky at best.

[Eve · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty useless. Jump around from time periods. No organization whatsoever.
If you want to know detailed look of shoe across the time, this book definitely not for you.

[JL Salty · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little dated, a little clunky in it’s flow, but educational and readable, great info for history buffs and shoe lovers alike.
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