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Pair of Evening Shoes

ca. 1961 (made)
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.

Object details

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