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Pair of evening shoes
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Pair of evening shoes
- Place of origin:
Paris, France (made)
- Date:
ca. 1961 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Roger Vivier (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Silk satin, diamanté buckle, lined with leather
- Credit Line:
Given by Princess Stanislaus Radziwill
- Museum number:
T.450&A-1974
- Gallery location:
In Storage
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.
Place of Origin
Paris, France (made)
Date
ca. 1961 (made)
Artist/maker
Roger Vivier (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Silk satin, diamanté buckle, lined with leather
Marks and inscriptions
On the inner sole is printed in gold 'Roger Vivier PARIS'
Round the heel is printed in gold 'sur mesure'
Dimensions
Height: 11 cm, Width: 8 cm, Length: 26 cm
Descriptive line
Pair of satin evening shoes, designed by Roger Vivier, Paris, ca. 1961.
Exhibition History
Fashion: an anthology by Cecil Beaton (Victoria and Albert Museum 01/01/1972-31/12/1972)
Associated names
Cecil Beaton
Materials
Metal; Silk satin; Diamanté
Techniques
Shoe-making
Categories
Clothing; Footwear; Fashion; Accessories
Production Type
Haute couture
Collection code
T&F
