Roger Vivier: Comma and Pilgram Shoe
Posted on April 6th, 2007 by shoesense under High heels, Roger Vivier Shoes
Roger Vivier was called the ‘Fragonard of the shoe’ and his shoes ‘the Faberge of footwear’ by critics for his sense of design, structure and ornamentation. He is credited, among other things, with the invention of the stiletto heel and of the comma heel. His ‘Pilgrim’ shoes became instantly famous and are to this day one of the most imitated shoe designs on earth.
Vivier’s shoes are displayed in numerous shoe and fashion museums around the world. However, you won’t have to go too far to get your hands on a pair like the ones pictured above, which feature both his sculptural comma heel and the iconic pilgrim buckle, all in a wild, sassy print. Available at Bluefly for $436.
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January 22nd, 2008 at 6:05 pm
[...] of the period are also explored including the invention of the comma heel (which literally looks like one) by Roger Vivier and interestingly, that the stiletto was created [...]
February 17th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
[...] of the period are also explored including the invention of the comma heel (which literally looks like one) by Roger Vivier and interestingly, that the stiletto was created [...]
November 5th, 2009 at 5:36 am
[...] beguiles me. The heels are curved in gold tone parentheses and in my mind pay tribute to the Comma Heel created by Roger Vivier, the French designer credited with creating the first stiletto heel in [...]