It should come as no surprise that one of my favorite photographs from the great fashion photographer
Richard Avedon is this photo of a woman wearing a heel designed by André Perugia with the
Eiffel Tower in the distance.
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| Place du Tracadero, Paris, August 1948 by Richard Avedon |
While much is known about Richard Avedon, outside of designer circles less is known about the French shoe designer André Perugia (1893-1977). While he wrote a book entitled
From Eve to Rita Hayworth getting your hands on a copy can prove to be near impossible.
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| A nod to Picasso. |
Perugia opened his first shop in Paris 1909 selling handmade shoes. He was known for his innovative designs including a cork screw heel and the first ever heel-less court shoe.
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| Perugia's heel-less court shoe |
He later moved his shop to the famed
Rue Faubourg St. Honore. During his career Perugia worked with such designers as
Paul Poiret,
I. Miller, Charles Jourdan,
Jacques Fath, and
Hubert de Givenchy.
Stunning.
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