Roger Vivier
To be carried by shoes, winged by them, to wear dreams on one's feet, is to begin to give reality to one's dreams.
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| Looks Best With: Short Evening Gowns, Rouched Party Dress, Full Length Party Gowns | Looks Best With: Long A-line skirts, Flare Denim Skirts, Asymmetric Cocktail Dress | Looks Best With: Short and Tight Denim Skirts, Long narrow Skirts, Leggings and Tights |
| Price: $785.24 |
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Biography:
Roger Vivier was an innovative shoe designer known for his brilliant craftsmanship in designing women’s shoes. This connoisseur shoe designer was born on 13th November 1913 in Paris. He was one of the maven designers who scrutinized the cutting edge of fashion with his distinctive shoe designs.
Even after his death Roger Vivier was still applauded for his invention of stiletto spike heels and comma heels that had a tremendous response from the women all over the world. He was an epitome in this distinctive world of fashion where he worked freelance for the legendary designers like Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Elsa Schiaparelli.
Designer's Webpage: http://www.rogervivier.com/
Company: After working for the high end shoe designers of the fashion world, Roger Vivier opened his stores in New York and Paris that had a grandstand play sales of his collections. But after his death on 2nd October 1998, it was Diego Della Valle the owner of Ted’s Group who gave a face lift to the collections of this luxury shoemaker uplifted brand Roger Vivier in 2000.
In Field Since: This inspiring and well talented shoe designer stepped the foot door of the haute couture during 1930s. He first started his career by working freelance for maverick shoe designers of the haute couture. And with in a short span of time he eventually made place for himself in the fashion industry.
Designs For: Roger Vivier has adorned the feet of many wealthiest and wittiest of this world. Few among them are Queen Elizabeth 2, Diane Vreeland, Marlene Dietrich, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor and many more of the hit list in the haute couture.
Popularity: Roger Vivier is a whiz in designing sensuous and flirtatious shoes during 20th and 21st century. He earned a lot of fame for his brilliant invention of stilettos and comma heels that had fanned the flames of women shoe lust. His collections are so much awe inspiring and mind blowing that some of his shoe designs were kept in world famous museums. Not only that he is the one among all who designed a stunning pair of shoes for Queen Elizabeth 2 that she wore at her coronation in 1953. This itself reveals his popularity and credibility.
Nationality: Basically a Parisian by birth but got popular in French.
What they say: Even after his death he was remembered by many, including fellow shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, who told People magazine, "People try to copy him, but it's impossible to find that mix of technical skill and design." Kenneth Jay Lane, who had worked with the master craftsman, declared, "He was the world's greatest artist of shoe design." Another renowned shoe designer of the haute couture Christian Louboutin says, “It was working with Jourdan and Roger Vivier that made me realize that shoe design was a real métier.”
A warm gun in the high end world of fashion bestowed with the title "Fragonard of the shoe" and his shoes "the Faberge of footwear”.