Pair of Evening Shoes

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Artist/Maker	Vivier (designer)
Place of origin	Paris (made)

Black silk satin pumps, square cut in the front with a chisel toe, trimmed with large square diamanté buckle. The false prong of the buckle is metal and appears through an eyelet hole slightly to one side of the centre. There is a medium kitten heel covered with black satin.

The shoes are lined with grey leather.

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Categories	Footwear Fashion Accessories Clothing Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Pair of evening shoes
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Shoe Shoe
Materials and techniques	Silk satin, diamanté buckle, lined with leather Silk Satin Metal Diamante Shoe-Making
Brief description	Pair of satin evening shoes, designed by Roger Vivier, Paris, ca. 1961.
Physical description	Black silk satin pumps, square cut in the front with a chisel toe, trimmed with large square diamanté buckle. The false prong of the buckle is metal and appears through an eyelet hole slightly to one side of the centre. There is a medium kitten heel covered with black satin. The shoes are lined with grey leather.
Dimensions	Height: 11cm Width: 8cm Length: 26cm
Production type	Haute couture
Marks and inscriptions	On the inner sole is printed in gold 'Roger Vivier PARIS' Round the heel is printed in gold 'sur mesure'
Gallery label	(2015-2016) Label for the exhibition Shoes:Pleasure and Pain Pilgrim Pumps Some of the most sought after shoes of the mid 20th century were created by Roger Vivier. One of his best-sellers was the pilgrim buckle shoe, popularised by Catherine Deneuve in the 1967 film Belle de Jour. The buckle was inspired by the footwear of 17th-century puritans, and became the most imitated feature of the 1960s. These exclusive satin diamanté buckle shoes were made to measure for the wearer. Satin Buckle shoes About 1961 Paris Roger Vivier Silk satin, glass, metal and leather Worn and given by Princess Stanislaus Radziwill V&A: T.450&A-1974
Credit line	Given by Princess Stanislaus Radziwill
Association	Beaton, Cecil
Bibliographic reference	Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 no. 326
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.450&A-1974

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Record created	August 3, 2007
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O138246/pair-of-evening-vivier/

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