Hundreds of compelling and extremely frank photographs are punctuated by essays and, most notably, interviews with two deities of shoe design,Manolo Btahnik and Nichol.as Kirkwood. The introductory text by Ivan Vartanian explores the image of the fetishized high heel as a vehicle for discussing fetishes within photography in general Among the other topics explored are ideas of aesthetics and the industry forces behind high heel design; the recent technotogical devetopments responsibte for shoes creativety extreme forms; and high heels, gender and representation in film.

Introduction:

Nude in Heels or

A Fetish for Photography

by Ivan Vartanian

Shoot to Thrill

Fetishism and Fashion

Photography in the 1970s

by James Crump

In Conversation

Valerie Steele

Tim Blanks

in conversation with

Manolo Blahnik

Nicholas Kirkwood

Charlotte Olyrnpia

Techno Heels

by Philip Delarnore

Heels on Screen

by Stella Bruzzi

Authors and Acknowledgrnents