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Stan Smith

Stan Smith Some People Think I'm a Shoe!

Hardback (24 Aug 2018)

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Publisher's Synopsis

An internationally celebrated and highly coveted icon in the world of sneaker design, the Stan Smith tennis sneaker has achieved cult status since its debut in the early 1970s. This is the first book to celebrate the global cultural impact of the ubiquitous sneaker named after former world No. 1 tennis player Stan Smith. Over the last five decades, the Stan Smith has remained the perennial icon of minimalist cool sneaker design and Smith has collaborated with ground-breaking artists, designers, and fashion brands including Colette, Yohji Yamamoto, Raf Simons, and Pharrell. This all-access volume demonstrates that the personality of the shoe has everything to do with Stan the Man. Chapters are enhanced by recollections from Stan Smith along with anecdotes from style influencers, designers, sports legends, and fervent sneaker fans. Showcasing street-style photography of Stan Smith sworn globally, to pop-culture references of the sneaker in rap lyrics to Bollywood movies-this book is an absolute collector's item for readers interested in sneaker culture, sports, street style, design, and pop culture.

About the Publisher

Rizzoli International Publications

Rizzoli joined such prestigious American institutions as Tiffany's, Saks, and Cartier when it first opened the Rizzoli Bookstore on Fifth Avenue in 1964. In the following years, its landmark building in New York became the center for the company's national expansion, adding new bookstores throughout the country and, a decade later, establishing an eminent publishing house renowned today for high-quality, illustrated books.

Book information

ISBN: 9780847862740
Publisher: Rizzoli
Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications
Pub date:
DEWEY: 685.31
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 328
Weight: 2230g
Height: 330mm
Width: 225mm
Spine width: 44mm