The Buckle is Back

Over the past few seasons, adorning one's feet with spectacular thousand dollar shoes has become the norm, with heels under four inches are commonly regarded as child's play. This trend has obvious major advantages, as four plus inches on one's body frame is always beneficial. With the rise of shoes that should make most people question any looming recession, I think it's time to pay a little homage to the creator of it all, Roger Vivier. Without Vivier, the stiletto in question would not exist, as he created the shoe style in 1952. Named after an Italian knife used by assassins, Vivier is a much under-celebrated genius, whose brand has seemingly dropped off the radar. I was first turned onto Vivier with his dazzling pink ostrich feather sandals a few years back, which I desperately wanted for prom (my mom refused). Since then, Viver seems to have been surpassed by more well-known shoe brands, Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik, and Jimmy Choo. After Vivier's passing in 1988, Bruno Frisoni took over the brand in 2002, with a less than sensational amount of success. Recently, Ines de la Fressange, international face of France and muse extraordinaire signed on to help reinvent the iconic house. "Brands like Vivier are pillars- they are monuments of fashion; they are names we don't forget", Ines told Interview Magazine in December. Vivier's brand and his iconic buckle shoe are certainly on the rise again, after creating dramatic shoes such as the Rose 'n Roll a few seasons back, and geometric masterpieces like Babeth this winter. Best of luck to Vivier and company!

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