For shoe lovers, shopping for shoes is the best. But when we're not shopping, we love to look at photos and read about the shoes we adore - plus it's cheaper than actually buying each pair. Here are a few of the top titles in shoe books.
1. "Blahnik by Boman" by Eric Boman
Filled with 150 full-color photographs from artist photographer Eric Boman; this large coffe-table book features shoes by master designer Manolo Blahnik as the focus of amazing still-lifes and artistic photos. This book is on the pricey side, but will be adored by lovers of designer shoes, and fans of art photography. (Image courtesy of Chronicle Books.)
2. "Shoes: A Celebration of Pumps, Sandals, Slippers & More" by Linda O'Keefe
While this book is compact in size, it's a whopping 506 pages that are huge in content. Full of interesting facts, historical information, and loads of gorgeous photography, this book is among my all-time favorite shoe titles.3. Roger Vivier Book
Though this book is small in size, it's an essential for any true shoe fanatic, merely because of it's subject. Women's shoes as we know them owe much of their glamour and covetability to the man who is credited with having created the stiletto heel whilst working with Christian Dior. The book is mostly photographs, but does contain a timeline and a biography of this designer's career.4. Manolo Blahnik Drawings
Featuring more than 130 of the master designer's elaborate sketches, this book is not only a must-have for any shoe lover, it's great for art and design enthusiasts as well.5. "Platform Shoes: A Big Step in Fashion" by Ray Ellsworth
This vivid book contains over 300 photographs of platform shoes from pretty to outrageous. While there isn't a lot of text in this book, it's a great deal of fun for fans of platform shoes and retro fashions.