Style has long been an important concept for distinguishing the works of individual artists and classifying works of art and architecture into groups, schools, regions, and periods. However, there is no reason why discussions of style should be limited to objects of art and architecture, excluding everyday objects of design, such as cars or shoes. As already noted by Alpers, the art historian Heinrich Wolfflin pointed to similarities in style between Gothic cathedrals and Gothic shoes to illustrate that style extends beyond objects of art.
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