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Tome: A Large book
There couldn’t be a more appropriate tome to kick this off than the newly published Roger Vivier from publishing house Rizzoli New York.
With texts by Olivier Saillard, Virginie Mouzat, Colombe Pringle, Loïc Prigent, Elizabeth Sammelhack and Sophie Fontanel, Roger Vivier includes conversations between Roger Vivier International brand ambassador Ines de la Fressange and Catherine Deneuve, Cate Blanchett and Bruno Frisoni.
Roger Vivier (1907–1998) elevated the design and embellishment of ladies’ footwear to a high art during his sixty-year career. Creative Director Bruno Frisoni, appointed in 2003, is carrying Vivier’s spirit into the 21st century.
Vivier’s legendary shoes embodied artistry, wit, and perfection of craftsmanship, and were coveted by style icons from Elsa Schiaparelli, Catherine Deneuve, and Jackie Onassis to Brigitte Bardot, Liz Taylor, Grace Kelly, and Sophia Loren and none other than Queen Elizabeth II, who famously wore Vivier at her coronation in 1953. Described by Yves St. Laurent as bringing to his work a “level of charm, delicacy, refinement and poetry unsurpassed,” Vivier created the first stiletto heel in 1955 for a ready-to-wear shoe collection for the house of Dior, the elegant choc heel and the virgule, or comma heel.
Frisoni continues to make Roger Vivier a constant presence on the red carpet and keep the brand at the top of every well-dressed woman’s wish list including Carla Bruni, Cate Blanchett, Naomi Watts, Anne Hathaway, Rachel Weisz, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julia Roberts, Gwen Stefani and Brand Ambassador Ines de la Fressange, to name a few.
Roger Vivier is a dynamic tribute to a much-coveted brand YOU MUST pickup or gift anyone with a love of fashion and exquisite accessories. The book, Roger Vivier, is available for purchase at all 14 Roger Vivier boutiques(HERE) and fine bookstores ($75 US, $80 Canadian, £47 UK ).
Tomorrow we will bring you images and recap of the cocktail party at the French Embassy at 79th St to celebrate the launch of Roger Vivier hosted by Ines de la Fressange, Roger Vivier Brand Ambassador and Bruno Frisoni, Creative Director.
*images:Rizzoli NewYork
