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The sports shoe : a history from field to fashion

Title
The sports shoe : a history from field to fashion / Thomas Turner.
Author
Turner, Thomas, 1979-
Publication
London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019.

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Description
294 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 29 cm
Summary
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.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 283-287) and index.
Contents
Lawn tennis and the origins of the modern sports shoes -- Sports style, youth, and modernity -- Sports shoes reborn -- Skateboarding and reimagining sports shoes -- Sneakers, basketball, and hip hop -- Trainers on the soccer terraces -- Athleisure, global production, and the postmodern sports shoe.
Call Number
JFF 20-591
ISBN
  • 9781474281799
  • 1474281796
LCCN
  • 2018041888
  • 40028945512
OCLC
1063630483
Author
Turner, Thomas, 1979- author.
Title
The sports shoe : a history from field to fashion / Thomas Turner.
Publisher
London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 283-287) and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40028945512
Research Call Number
JFF 20-591
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