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Course: History of Footwear 7

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Course title History of Footwear 7
Course code KAOB/MD9DB
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Heinrich Michal, Mgr.
Course content
1. The creation of the footwear collection at the Baťa company 1900-1945 (sources of inspiration, the Instructor magazine, the phase of including patterns in the collection, the scope of the presented collections) 2. Cross-section of footwear production at the Baťa company 1894-1945 (characteristics of the best-selling models - sea shoes, plimsolls, meltons, sneakers, galoshes, sports shoes) 3. Production of footwear by the Baťa company during World War II (wooden footwear, wartime collection for the German Wehrmacht) 4. Company footwear catalogs and poster advertising in the 1930s 5. Instructional and advertising films produced by FAB (Baťa film studios focusing on footwear production) 6. Important footwear companies in Bohemia and Moravia in the first half of the 20th century (Vávra Praha, Krása Brno, Viktorin Brno, Humanic Jihlava) 7. Shoe factories in the Zlín region (Červinka, Zapletal, Štěpánek, Chlud, Jirousek, Kuchařová brothers) 8. World-renowned footwear companies abroad (Bally Schoenewerd Switzerland, Adidas and Puma Herzogenaurach Germany, Dr Martens Munich Germany, Converse Massachusetts USA, Nike Oregon USA) 9. Fashion and technological changes in shoe design in the 20th century 10. Important Czechoslovak shoe companies of the post-war period (Svit Zlín, ZGK Třebíč, Sázavan Zruč nad Sázavou, Botana Skuteč, ZDA Partizánske) 11. Successes of Czechoslovak shoemakers at world exhibitions (New York 1939, Brussels 1958, Montreal 1967) 12. Shoe design icons of the 19th and 20th century era (Francois Pinet, Pietro Yantorny, André Perugia, Salvatore Ferragamo) 13. Shoe design icons of the 20th century era (Roger Vivier, Charles Jourdan, Beth Levine, Andrea Phister, André Courréges, Viviene Westwood, Robert Clergerie, Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin)

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Home preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student has knowlegde: - orient yourself in the historical development of footwear in the era of the 20th century - characterize and explain domestic and well-known foreign shoe companies, their development and production of shoes - describe the development in technological, material and fashion and shape changes of footwear in the second half of the 20th century. - characterize the creation and production of the Baťa company
The student has knowlegde: - orient yourself in the historical development of footwear in the era of the 20th century - characterize and explain domestic and well-known foreign shoe companies, their development and production of shoes - describe the development in technological, material and fashion and shape changes of footwear in the second half of the 20th century. - characterize the creation and production of the Baťa company
Skills
The student will be able to: - find your way around the inclusion of footwear from the given period - distinguish the purpose of footwear of the given period
The student will be able to: - find your way around the inclusion of footwear from the given period - distinguish the purpose of footwear of the given period
Recommended literature
  • Buxbaum, G. Mode! Das 20. Jahrhundert. Mnichov, 1999. ISBN 3-7913-2191-9.
  • Miroslava Štýbrová. Boty ,botky,botičky. Praha lidové noviny, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7106-986-7.
  • Miroslava Štýbrová. Dřeváčky firmy Baťa, módní hit z období II. světové války. Zlín, 1998.
  • Miroslava Štýbrová. "Zlato" z EXPO Brusel 1958 pro zlínské obuvníky. Zlín, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87130-22-1.
  • Pokluda, Z. Ze Zlína do světa - příběh Tomáše Bati, Nadate Tomáše Bati. Zlín, 2004.


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Tomas Bata University in Zlín, date of update: 06.11.2025 23:51. Data created for academic year 2025/2026