The Sneaker Book: 50 Years Of Sports Shoe Design | 
 enlarge | Authors: Tina Skinner, Melissa Cardona
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 254321
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0764321889
Dewey Decimal Number: 685.31
EAN: 9780764321887
ASIN: 0764321889
Publication Date: August 30, 2005
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Product Description
Sneakers are more than just athletic shoes - they are also fashion statements, status symbols, and cultural icons. This book traces the progression of sneaker design from the early canvas-topped rubber soles to the hi-tech innovations of the late 1980s. Over 450 color and black-and-white images compiled from magazine advertisements that date back to 1940 explore a half-century of athletic shoe design for track, football, soccer, baseball, basketball, running, tennis, and casual wear. Included are designs by Converse, Keds, Adidas, Nike, Puma, Reebok, and New Balance, among other companies. Fashion historians, designers, and sneaker fans will all love this exciting book.
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A fascinating and uniquely designed sneaker book! February 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This interesting sneaker book showcases some of the most popular brands and designs from the 1940's to the 1980's. The information it gives about the sneakers is almost entirely taken from the marketing advertisements by the sneaker brands, and often it shows the printed advertisements themselves which adds to the value of the book by showing how the marketing of sneakers has evolved during the period it covers.
The design of the book itself is highly unique and makes the book one you'll want to leave on a coffee table or other prominent place due to it's beautiful colors and hot-pink shoelace on the binding which contrasts well with it's bright-green cover.
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