Explore women's shoes as a powerful talisman of fashion, culture, and sexual energy. You'll see designer shoes by the likes of Daviv Evins and Palter De Liso, who were influenced by haute couture but marketed to the upper middle-class. You'll find a true cross-section of shoe design. There are coquettish pumps from the French Room mat Chandler's, jeweled platforms by Frank More of San Francisco, and early canvas high- button shoes by Keds. A beautiful chronicle of the shoes that shaped the century. (540 color photos, 224 pages)