What is Roger Vivier?
{{Infobox fashion designer | name = Roger Vivier | image = | birth_date = November 13 1907 | birth_place = [[Paris]], [[France]] | death_date = {{death date and age |1998|10|3|1907|11|3|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Toulouse]], [[France]] | education = | occupation = fashion designer }} '''Roger Henri Vivier''' (November 13 1907 – 2 October 1998) was a [[France|French]] [[Fashion design|fashion designer]] who specialized in shoes. == Early life == Born on November 13, 1903 in Paris, France and died on October 2, 1998 in Toulouse, France. His best-known creation was the stiletto heel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-Henri-Vivier|title=Roger-Henri Vivier {{!}} French shoe designer|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> Orphan at the age of nine, Vivier studied sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and his compositions show a concern for form and texture characteristic of a sculptor. His best-known creation is the stiletto heel, which he shares in the creation authorship with [[Charles Jourdan]]. == Works == In 1937, he opened his first store on rue Royale in Paris and worked for Elsa Schiaparelli. After several years in New York, he designed shoes for the [[Christian Dior]] collections, then collaborated with [[Yves Saint Laurent]], [[Pierre Balmain]], [[Nina Ricci]], [[Guy Laroche]]. In 1970, hippie fashion inspired her waders that [[Brigitte Bardot]] and young women in miniskirts adopted. In 1985, he opened a boutique on [[Madison Avenue]], in [[New York]], and another in [[Japan]] in 1991. In 1997, he even became artistic director of Myrys.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/1998/10/06/185690-bottier-haute-couture-est-parti-pointe-pieds.html|title=Le bottier de la haute couture est parti sur la pointe des pieds|website=ladepeche.fr|language=fr|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> Over the years, he has created custom models for such famous personalities