Roger Vivier Podcast Series:
Episode 1

An introduction to Roger Vivier, “The Faberge of Shoes”, and the inspiration for the Bata Shoe Museum’s exhibition “Roger Vivier: Process to Perfection”.



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Roger Vivier Process to Perfection : Podcast 1
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Bottine by Roger Vivier for Christian Dior, French, 1961. Blue silk satin, blue cotton lace, glass beads, sequins, leather. Gift of Valerian Stux-Rybar, 1980. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY Artefact:

Roger Vivier drawing of lace bottine, French, 1961. Pencil and ink on paper.
Image © 2012 Bata Shoe Museum


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