Equipped with nothing but sheer talent, Ralph Lauren, once a young tie salesman in the Bronx, was destined for success; his brand has been a mainstay ever since the 70s. Gaining recognition through the preppy and put-together costumes he created for the film adaption of The Great Gatsby, it was thanks to his logo that the...
Pauline Moynat founded her eponymous brand in 1849, deciding to set up shop right by the Comédie Française. This was no accident; she herself was a lover of theater. With her immense talent, she would soon become the official supplier of Parisian theaters. In the 1880s, throughout a series of backstage encounters and show viewings,...
Tod’s is presenting a new concept today. After the launch of the second wave of “Dots of Life”, the Italian brand is presenting a project centered around its icon: moccasins. And this time, Tod’s turned towards iconic street style photographer Scott Schuman, aka the Sartorialist. When he started, Scott Schuman attempted “to define Style” by...
Christian Dior said: “Many women think that shoes aren’t important, but the real proof of a woman’s elegance is on her feet.” This phrase alone illustrates all the importance that the initiator of French haute couture gave to women’s shoes. More an inventor than a shoemaker, Roger Vivier’s creative and avant-garde mind was such a...
Edgardo Osorio conceived “shoes so that woman can walk, dance, and enjoy themselves!” Far from the cliché of making a woman suffer while perched atop a mile-high heel, this artisan tried to make the woman more beautiful instead. And beauty cannot exist without comfort. Edgardo Osorio took his first steps into the world of shoemaking...
While their exact origin is unknown, these boots were most likely introduced to the Americas by the Spanish Vaqueros in the early 16th century. They’re characterized by a pointed toe and an elevated beveled heel. The Vaqueros and the Native Americans were the first cowboys in America, in charge of migrating herds of bovine across...
“I thought that the internet and the screen would push us to conceive things that look good in photos, but not always in real life. So I turned the screen off this season. I decided to go back to total simplicity (…) I decided to do only what I see with my naked eye, only...
Every iconic product is accompanied by its own special story, like a unique heritage transmitted from mother to daughter. The Flora is a perfect example, with a multigenerational narrative filled with wonder. Frida Giannini, Gucci’s creative director, is just one witness of it: “This motif is especially near and dear to my heart because it...
Coco Chanel’s story is imbued with mysteries and things left unsaid, secrets that purportedly forged the legend of the Dame aux Camélias. The same goes for the matelassé motif. It was used for the first time during the conception of her emblematic handbag, the 2.55 – no word on its original inspiration. Once more, it’s Chanel...
Roland-Garros doesn’t have meaning without Lacoste. That’s because the stadium’s construction is a tale of Four Musketeers: Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet, and René Lacoste. In 1928, to host the United States and keep their Davis Cup title, the city of Paris allowed for the enlargement of the Roland-Garros stadium, seeing that it no...
