Happy Birthday Robert Clergerie
posted by: HerberWellss in Birthday, Boots, Endless, Flats, General, High heels, Oxfords, Platforms, Pumps, Robert Clergerie Shoes, Shoe History Corner, Wedges, Zappos on July 18th, 2010
Robert Clergerie turns 76 today. Born in Paris in 1934, he started as a manager in the Charles Jourdan factory in the 1970s, then worked his way up to designer. His first women’s line debuted in 1981 with a pair of menswear oxfords. He later designed pumps with parallelogram heels that were copied enough that the shape was referred to as the Clergerie heel. He then introduced a steel high heel which is thought to be the pioneer of the spike heel. The factory is still in France and Mr. Clergerie is still in France.
Until working on this post, I had never really paid attention to Clergerie shoes. Now, I am quite intrigued with them. Mrs. Obama has been photographed in a pair of boots similar to these.
Over the knee flat boots $850 at Neiman Marcus
A high platform.
Robert Clergerie – Bejart (Black Suede) – Footwear for $795 at Zappos Couture
I am guessing this is what his first pair of menswear shoes looked like. I really like these.
My two favorites. Love, love, love the chunky heel.
Robert Clergerie – Devi for $595 at Zappos Couture
I am on a low wedge sandal kick right now. I am not going to tell you how many I bought this summer but suffice it to say, this plum is probably the only color I don’t have.
Kalt on sale for $376 at Endless
To celebrate I think i will fix coq au vin for dinner because it is French (and also really good).
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July 19, 2010 at 1:29 am, Anna @ShoeHunting said:
I like the otk boots and the 'deva' pump but otherwise I will pass. But I love the info on Robert Clergerie!
July 18, 2010 at 10:31 pm, Natalie said:
Until I read this post, I had not paid a lot of attention to Clergerie. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I'm not such a fan.
July 18, 2010 at 3:20 am, galligator said:
If you want to see some of his funkier styles, check here :http://www.shoeblog.com/blog/robert-clergerie-clearance-styles/ or go to 6pm.com & look at their Clergerie styles. Most of them aren't delicate, but they are stunning, unique heel and wedge shapes.
July 17, 2010 at 11:54 pm, AEJ said:
Oh! The Devi pump is scrumptious.