Roger Vivier Podcast Series:
Episode 7

Roger Vivier is intimately connected with the history of the stiletto, with many people crediting him as the inventor of the stiletto. Join exhibition curator Elizabeth Semmelhack as she discusses the complicated history of this classic form of footwear and Vivier’s role in it’s development.



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Roger Vivier Process to Perfection : Podcast 7
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Heavily beaded shoes by Roger Vivier for Christian Dior, 1961.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Heavily beaded Christian Dior ensemble including Vivier shoes in L'Officiel, 1960. .

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