The idea struck Dominique Rondini, a Tuscan shoemaker who’d come to open a shoe workshop in the bailiff of Suffren’s building in Saint-Tropez. This was 1927 and at the beginning of that decade, one man – Monsieur Robert – brought gladiator sandals back into fashion, this “Greek sandal” who’s allure and measures he copied from...
It was upon seeing a sign in front of a museum telling tourists not to scratch the wooden flooring with their heels that the French designer decided to only design shoes with tight soles and buckles. At the beginning, these soles were black or grey. After, the designer that is known for his spicy temperament took...
Before lighting up the runways with its lines that are so functional they’re glamorous, the Burberry trench coat served the British armed forces during World War I. Conceived by Mr. Burberry himself in 1901, it was manufactured in gabardine cotton in order to make it lighter and more comfortable. Sewn-in shoulder pads and a belted...
Sergio Rossi, the famous design house founded in Italy, needs no introduction. Typically Mediterranean, its incomparable savoir-faire privileges a fiery sensuality. Pumps, sandals, ankle boots, and thigh highs gain a little height thanks to a vertiginous and majestic heel, supporting a sole with voluptuous curves who’s pointed toe suggests the power of a Southern European...
On the Piazza Umberto, a cult classic of the little Italian island where Hollywood stars from Liz Taylor to Rita Hayworth once came to get away, the Tod’s boutique is enthroned. Starting this month, the label is presenting a limited edition revisited version of its Gommini moccasins – their original moccasin with 133 rubber pebbles...
A basketball shoe in almost proverbial canvas, a quasi-tribal signature: for his third collaboration with Converse, Rei Kawakubo revisits the Pro Leather, through the prism of the line Play from Comme des Garcons. The heart is the emblem of the Play line, a unisex line launched in 2002. It was designed by the artist Filip...
Graphic summer sandals are the newest arrival in the galaxy of Chanel’s two-tone shoes. For its Spring/Summer 2013 accessory collection, Chanel reinvented its famous two-tone shoe. Neon-colored lambskin leather sandals with a self-avowed geometric spirit are what the 2 “C” brand is proposing as they interpret the big trend for Spring/Summer 2013, graphic style, in...
Gucci decided to surprise us during its Spring/Summer runway by putting aside the insolent and erotic seduction characteristic of its previous collections. For this summer, the Italian brand decided to dazzle with curves in order to soften an omnipresent color block. In perfect harmony with their ready-to-wear runway, the accessories stole the spotlight, adorning themselves...
Once upon a time, a designer named Jimmy Choo met Tamara Mellon, editor-in-chief for British Vogue. An association of two talents that allowed for the launch of a brand that is now known worldwide: Jimmy Choo. Since 1996, this London-based brand hasn’t ceased to conquer the feet and hearts of fashion-loving women the world over....
