This page highlights selected titles in shoe design. If you are trying to locate a particular book, use the library catalog search box below and search using keywords related to your topic or search on a name of designer.
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The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon by 
Jan Jansen: Master of Shoe Design
Shoes: Fashion and Fantasy by 
Salvatore Ferragamo: The Art of the Shoe, 1898-1960
Shoes: Objects of Art and Seduction by 
Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS by 
Soled Out: The Golden Age of Sneaker Advertising
Shoe Design: A Handbook for Footwear Designers
Hiroshi Fujiwara: Fragment
Manolo Blahník Drawings
Art and Sole: Contemporary Sneaker Art and Design by 
Footwear Design by 
How Shoes Are Made: A Behind the Scenes Look at a Real Sneaker Factory by 
Fifty Sneakers That Changed the World by 
The Science of Footwear by 
Women's Shoes in America, 1795-1930 by Use of RIT resources is reserved for current RIT students, faculty
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