ROGER VIVIER Elegant Black Pumps

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ROGER VIVIER Elegant Black Pumps

About the Item

Please contact dealer prior to purchase for White Glove shipping options. Just as needed as the Little Black Dress, are the shoes to match. These late 1950s Vivier shoes are as simple and chic as they could possibly be. Black with a Cross Over satin Toe. Wear as is or search around and locate the perfect shoe clip to match your outfit. **9.7" Length measured inside --- Roger Vivier (1907â??1998) was a French fashion designer who specialized in shoes. His best known creation was the Stiletto heel. Vivier has been called the "Fragonard of the shoe" and his shoes "the Fabergé of Footwear" by numbers of critics. He designed extravagant richly-decorated shoes that he described as sculptures. He is credited with the design of the first stiletto heel in 1954. Stiletto heels, the very thin high heel, were certainly around in the late 19th century as numerous fetish drawings attest, but Vivier is known for reviving and developing this opulent style by using a thin rod of steel. Ava Gardner, Gloria Guinness and The Beatles were all Vivier customers, and he designed the shoes for Queen Elizabeth II for her coronation in 1953. Vivier designed shoes for Christian Dior from 1953 to 1963. In addition to the stiletto heel, he also experimented with other shapes including the comma. He used silk, pearls, beads, lace, appliqué and jewels to create unique decorations for his shoes. In the 1960s Vivier also designed silk-satin knee boots outlined in jewels, and thigh-high evening boots in a black elastic knit with beads. His most iconic design, the Pilgrim pumps with silver buckles (worn by Catherine Deneuve in the film Belle de Jour) received international publicity and many imitations. Vivier's shoes are on display at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Musée du Costume et de la Mode at the Louvre.

Designer:
Roger Vivier
Brand:
Saks Fifth Avenue
Dimensions:
Width: 3 in (7.62 cm)Marked Size: 6B (NA)
Period:
1950-1959
Condition:
Good.
Seller Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: 06-79381stDibs: AU11092823944