A veritable icon from the brand, the Godiva embodies their values of “elegant, sexy, and Italian”. Audacity unites with elegance to offer us a shoe who’s simple and classic lines make it timeless yet very coveted. It remains at the height of trends since it alone expresses the creativity of this brand that has released it in black, beige, pink, turquoise, or even gilded and reinvented in Galuchat, snakeskin, laminate, varnish, etc. With its high heel and pointed toe, it is a frequent guest on the red carpet. From Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, or Azzedine Alaïa runways to the most glamorous of ceremonies such as the Cannes Film Festival, it perfects outfits with a touch of chic and elegance all while preserving a certain modernity.
The story of the Godiva is first and foremost that of the success of a brand and a savoir-faire today become an essential. Son of an Italian cobbler, Sergio Rossi first developed his talent in the workshops of his father before leaving to refine them in Milan and then opening his first boutique in Bologna in 1966. In the 70s, he collaborated with Gianni Versace to create shoes for his models. If for Gianni a dress was meant to perfect a woman’s silhouette, for Sergio Rossi, the shoe was meant to become part of the continuity of their leg. This is how he earned his pedigree: the pump, in such that it finishes the woman’s silhouette, must be comfortable and sublime. To achieve this, no less than 120 different operations are necessary to create this shoe with a leather and rubber sole. This is the story that the Godiva tells us today: whether Blunt (open in front) or classic, hibiscus pink or turquoise, the 2015 collection continues to perfectly unite an audacious simplicity with an affirmed modernity to offer us a shoe that’s as refined as ever.
With the same name as the legendary Lady that roamed Coventry naked on horseback to convince her husband to lower his crushing taxes, the Godiva is an ode to Sergio Rossi’s wife: a sexy, dazzling, somewhat savage woman that’s been delicately perched on a pedestal approximately 10 cm above the ground.
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