1924 | EDITH CHAUSSEUR | 'AN INNOVATION'
1924 | Edith, Paris"Pink - beige kid, trimmed with red kid."From Vogue Magazine (France), 1924, November issue:"The constant aim of today's elegant woman is to always create harmony: to achieve a happy...
View Article1985 | KEITH HARING | EIGHT SHOES
1985 - Keith Haring | Detail"Eight Shoes" | Lithograph (Printed 1986)Source: LiveAuctioneers“I still really want to design a pair of sneakers. I have all these new painting ideas and sculpture ideas...
View Article1924-25 | L'APRES-MIDI CHEZ EDITH CHAUSSEUR
1927 | A model by Edith, ParisSource: Les Modes"For the sole purpose of being pleasant to its charming customers, the Maison Edith has just inaugurated new and luxurious fitting rooms and a very...
View Article1964 | ANDREA PFISTER (1942 - 2018)
1964 | Andrea PfisterSource: AS magazine1964 | Andrea PfisterSource: AS magazine1964 | Andrea PfisterSource: AS magazine1964 | Andrea PfisterSource: AS magazine1964 | Andrea PfisterSource: AS...
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1955 | CapezioThe Rose Bud sling back1938 | HERMAN B. DELMANPUMPS1940 | ANDRE PERUGIA | THE ARCH-LESS SHOEOR: PERUGIA V/S LOUIS VUITTON ET AL1947 | DALLAS | SALVATORE FERRAGAMONEIMAN-MARCUS FASHION...
View Article1949 | CAPEZIO | SQUARE TOED GHILLIES AND THONG SANDALS
1949 | CapezioYellow Patent Leather Square Toed GhillieSource: Orlando Evening Star - May 23, 1949VogueMarch 15, 1949 | 50 CentsCapezio has captured all the poise, artistry and delicacy from the ballet...
View ArticleCAPEZIO FOR WEST SIDE STORY
CA. 1949 | Capezio | Theatrical ShoesPhotograph: Lisa LarsenSource: The Red ListFIRST NIGHTERCOLORFUL GANG DRAMA PROVES DISAPPOINTING Much of Leonard Bernstein's music is hauntingly beautiful; some of...
View Article1949 | FRATTEGIANI | THE KIMO CONCEPT BEFORE THE KIMO/SPAGHETTI SANDAL
Free From FrostbiteBOOTIES FOR BEAUTIESFor the woman whose toes get too chilly traveling to and from a festive affair, Frattegiani of Rome designs a two-piece evening shoe that is fashionably bare, but...
View Article1955 | FRATTEGIANI | FLORENCE | PART 2
Today’s FashionRaffia and velvet wide-circle skirts are being sold to Texas women who love the ordinary patio skirts. The Italian imports are made of alternate rows of straw and velvet ribbon,...
View ArticleFRATTEGIANI HEELS
1955 | FrattegianiSource: The Philadelphia Inquirer - May 4, 1955ROME MEMO ON FASHIONS Heels are admitted to Roman society - when they bear the mark of Frattegiani at 50, via Sistina. Most exclusive...
View Article1955 | FRATTEGIANI AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
LATEST FROM ROMEROME - Even Italians who prefer their women in skirts have decided that slacks are here to stay. Bowing to the decision, Shoemaker Frattegiani has launched a special sports shoe with a...
View Article1957 | ANDRE PERUGIA: CINDERELLA? NEVER AGAIN
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES REQUIRED FOR “CINDERELLA” PRODUCTIONAn ingenious costume design for Cinderella Julie Andrews will allow her make split-second changes from her servant clothes into her ball gown and...
View Article1949 | ANDRE PERUGIA | COURT SHOES OF CLEAR NYLON
COURT SHOES OF CLEAR NYLON PARIS. - Perugia, one of the most famous shoe designers in France has launched a court shoe in nylon, of which only the slim heel and sole are visible.The uppers are...
View Article1927 | ANDRE PERUGIA | THE MODEL GOCASSE FOR I.MILLER & ALPINA | FEAT....
1927 | André Perugia for I.Miller | detailThe model GocasseSource: Hartford Courant | October 12, 1927PARIS speaks in very line of this custom-made slipper - in its graceful upward, sweeping curves,...
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1926 | ANDRE' PERUGIA FOR I.MILLERTHE EUCLID GEOMETRIC PUMPSMASKS BY ANDRE' PERUGIATHE ECHO IN PARABIAGO, MILAN AND ELSEWHERE1956 | ANDRE PERUGIATHE CIRCLET BOOT FOR I.MILLER1957 | ANDRE PERUGIA'S...
View Article1943 | PICASSO’S SLIPPERS
Picasso’s SlippersPhotograph: BrassaïSource: Brassaï - Conversations With Picasso (The University Of Chicago Press, 1999)Monday 6 December 1943 Near the easel, an old armchair is staggering under a...
View ArticleINTRODUCING BETH & HERBERT LEVINE | 1949 - 1975 | PT. 1/2
1962 | Herbert Levine | The model NOVELSource: Desert Sun | September 7, 1962The great profile of the Herbert Levine shoe, urbane as it is, comes from the designing genius of a farmer’s daughter. This...
View ArticleINTRODUCING BETH & HERBERT LEVINE | 1949 - 1975 | PT. 2/2
1960 | Herbert Levine Days!Source: The Wisconsin Jewish ChronicleINTRODUCING BETH & HERBERT LEVINEPART 1Beth Levine never stopped designing smart and elegant shoes but her brand soon became known...
View Article1949 - 1950 | BETH & HERBERT LEVINE | FEMME FATALE & MERRY GALA
No survivors from the 1949/1950 time frame, or so it seems, but Helene Verin describes the very first collection:“The Levine’s first collection, in February of 1949, consisted of one shoe, named “Femme...
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