Perhaps his best known boot design of the decade was the low-heeled, thigh-high, black crocodile boot he produced for Yves Saint Laurent's fall 1963 collection, paired with a Space Age-looking, all-black Saint Laurent ensemble of tights, suede jerkin, short ciré jacket, and helmet-like visored cap and hood, the boots a variation of a pair Vivier had designed for a Rudolph Nureyev performance of Swan Lake. In the 1960s, Vivier also designed silk- satin knee boots outlined in jewels, and thigh-high evening boots in a black elastic knit with beads. He used silk, pearls, beads, lace, appliqué and jewels to create unique decorations for his shoes. In addition to the stiletto heel, he also experimented with other shapes, including the comma. Vivier designed shoes for house Christian Dior from 1953 to 1963. Stiletto heels, the very thin high heel, were certainly discovered around in the late 19th century, as numerous fetish drawings attest, but Vivier is known for reviving and developing this opulent style by using a thin rod of steel.Īva Gardner, Gloria Guinness and The Beatles were all Vivier customers, and he designed shoes for Queen Elizabeth II for Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II her coronation in 1953. He is credited with the design of the first platform shoe in 1937 and the first stiletto heel in 1954. He designed extravagant, richly decorated shoes that he described as sculptures. Vivier has been called the ' Fragonard of the shoe' and his shoes 'the Fabergé of Footwear' by numbers of critics. Career A Roger Vivier boutique in Beijing, China His best-known creation was the stiletto heel. Roger Henri Vivier (13 November 1907 – 2 October 1998) was a French fashion designer who specialized in shoes. That’s always been really interesting to me.Designing for Queen Elizabeth II for her Coronation But as an actor, shoes really do make the character, in terms of trying to get inside who that person is. They are the one luxury item I’ve always been in love with. So when they proposed me to work on this brand, I was super excited.”ĭern, who brought her daughter Jaya Harper to the dinner, expanded on her penchant for shoes, adding, “As an actress and a woman, I love shoes. “It’s performing super well and it’s super comfortable,” said Felloni, who grew up in a shoe-making family in Italy and was named creative director of Roger Vivier in 2018.

Regarding Felloni’s turn at the helm of the brand (which is also known for its bags and jewelry), Dern told THR that, “What Gerardo is doing now is he’s balancing honoring the iconic iconography while also being at play.” She says she loves his takes on “the classic buckled shoe in those tone-on-tone almost Bakelite buckles with those beautiful spring colors, a mint green, a violet.”Īmong Felloni’s innovations at the brand are the I Love Vivier pumps which have a silhouette in the front that creates a heart shape. She introduced me by phone to Laura Dern, who I am obsessed with because she’s a great actress, she’s super beautiful, talented, iconic.Ĭhristina Hendricks, Lake Bell Jason Sean Weiss/BFA.com/courtesy of Roger Vivier Dern, who stars this fall in Florian Zeller’s drama The Son, was wearing a pair of red Vivier pumps that she said reminded her of “my first shoe love.” At 20, she bought a pair of Roger Vivier shoes in Paris that were modelled after Deneuve’s footwear in Belle de Jour.īut Dern had never officially connected with the brand, until Brown made an introduction earlier this year.Īs Felloni, a fan of Dern’s since he saw her in David Lynch’s 1990 film Wild at Heart, recalls it, “I saw in April last fashion week and I said, ‘Come on, Laura, let’s do something together. I fell in love with the iconic Vivier shoes through women I admire like Catherine Deneuve,” said Dern of the actress who famously wore Roger Vivier black shoes with metal buckles in 1967’s Belle de Jour. “I have been since I started watching movies.

Death' for First Post-'This Is Us' Job: 'Couldn't Make More of a Left Turn'ĭern, who shared hosting duties for the evening with consultant and former InStyle editor-in-chief Laura Brown, told The Hollywood Reporter that she has been a fan of the brand’s shoes for decades.

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