One of fashion’s most beloved shoes designers, Roger Vivier came into prominence in the 50s with his lavishly embroidered designs for numerous couture labels including Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent that raised shoe design to the level of art.
Aside from being credited as the first to design stiletto heels-take a moment to bow your head and give thanks- this architect for the foot otherwise left his imprint on shoe design history creating signature series of virgule heel, inspired by the shape of a comma.
Bruno Frisoni, creative director of the brand since 2003, is designing for today’s most modern and glamorous girls who like a little fun and surpris in their footwear.
Fresh from the success of last months Paris retrospective “Virgule, Etc. In the Footsteps of Roger Vivier”, the French label opened its first stand alone boutique in Tokyo’s Matsuya Ginza last week. The glamorous store features the latest collection of enchanting shoes, bags and accessories, along with a series of special edition “Rendezvous” which are made is very limited numbers.