In 1959 the iconic heroine of “And God Created Woman”, Brigitte Bardot, ordered a pair of carmine Cendrillon slippers for her role in the film. Soon the Cendrillon model, just like its owner, reached the height of iconic status in shoes and became a symbol of elegance à la Parisienne. The following year, it was Audrey Hepburn’s turn to wear...
Simply just the color red makes everyone think of whom else than the shoe genius himself – Christian Louboutin. Nearly 20 years ago, the “Chausseur Star” Louboutin decided to paint red nail polish on the black soles of a pair of women’s shoes and “immediately, the shoe came back to life. It is a symbol...
“Certain products transcend time with verve. This is the case […] for Roger Vivier’s buckled ballerina flats. A woman that goes out with cropped jeans, a Hermès Kelly bag, and Roger Vivier shoes will always feel good.” With these words, it’s all too clear that Inès de la Fressange didn’t choose to head up Roger Vivier by chance:...
In 1972, Hermès released a new collection: women’s shoes. Amongst them was a future classic: the Jumping boot. The inspiration comes from the brand’s equestrian origins, in a time when Thierry Hermès oversaw the manufacturing of saddles and harnesses. A finishing touch of elegance makes all the difference: a thin Kelly fastener, a subtle nod to another Hermès classic....
The man who gave us Pigalle pumps was chosen by Walt Disney Studios to revisit the mythic glass slippers of none other than the Disney princess herself, Cinderella. The red-heeled shoe designer is definitely under Disney’s magic spell: “Isn’t it everyone’s dream to one day live out a real fairy tale? Disney offered me this...
The Italian brand is releasing a collection of lamé leather heels and glitter pumps christened Glitter Lamé. A collection of heels à la disco queen. Comes in Gold, Glam, and Glitter (gold, silver, and pyrite). We give them the thumbs up for spectacular shininess! This collection is out now in Miu Miu boutiques in Paris, Milan, and London.
[May 21 , 2012] A book, an exhibition, the biggest stars as ambassadors of Monsieur Louboutin. The pope of glam shoes succeeded in establishing a myth with just one colour – red – but also its emblematic shoes, the Pigalle pumps. As soon as we lay an eye on the Pigalle pumps, we understand why thousands of...
