it’s a shoe-in!
May 29, 2006
paris-born sculptor roger vivier, fled to new york during the german invasion of paris then later returned to his hometown and worked under the wings of the late christian dior and yves saint laurent. he pioneered the shocking (at that time) stiletto and platform shoes. his innovative shoe designs earned him the title “heel king”. taking it further, he also first introduced the thigh high boots - a clearly unacceptable footwear during those times - yet his shoes were true objects d’ art and are currently housed in the world’s most prominent art museums.
his collections are sought after by celebrities and even true-blue royalty queens, the manolo and choo should give way to the true king of shoe!
photo credit : style.com
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Comment by Nikki — June 2, 2006 @ 12:37 am