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French Accents.
Byline: ANDRA LEON TALLEY EDITOR: ALEXANDRA KOTUR
Amanda Brooks took to the recessionary shift to intimate parties when she hosted
Amanda Brooks took to the recessionary shift to intimate parties when she hosted a small dinner for Bruno Frisoni, the creative director of Roger Vivier, who came to New York from Paris to show his warm-weather wares for the French label. The big new look: slingback espadrille wedges in silk jacquard (at a most reasonable $395) with signature square metal buckle. Customers were buying them at the cocktail party held at the Upper East Side boutique before heading next door to La Goulue, where Brooks had invited Yvonne Force Villareal, Patrick Robinson, Jenna Lyons, and Lisa Airan (in a brocade Marc Jacobs top) to dine on haricot vert salad, roasted chicken or steak tartare, and rose buttercream macaroons with a raspberry center for dessert. The hostess paired an old pink camisole from her closet with a new black skirt, both by Thakoon, and wore pink stilettos embroidered in black jet with thorn-shaped heelsa gift from the guest of honor.
"A TEXTURE THAT LOOKS LIKE REPTILIAN SCALES IS MEANT TO RESEMBLE THAT OF A SWIMMING CAP"
"Heels make me feel powerful, and these are so comfortable, as there is a built-in platformI have Vivier everything," said Brooks, whose summer plans include a trip this month to a family home ...
- TOD'S TAPS FRISONI TO RELAUNCH ROGER VIVIER.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Footwear News ANNISS, ELISA April 22, 2002 700+ words
...This summer will mark the return of the Roger Vivier brand. Gruppo Tod's SpA, which purchased...rights to deceased French shoe couturier Roger Vivier brand in 2000, has appointed Paris...collections in Paris in July, and at a new Roger Vivier store slated to open in Paris also in...
- REVIVING ROGER VIVIER.(Bruno Frisoni's debut Vivier collection)
- Magazine article from: WWD October 13, 2003 700+ words
A once-famous footwear name -- Roger Vivier -- is about to give current front...creating the new design direction at Roger Vivier. This was no easy task, since Vivier...via private appointments at the new Roger Vivier showroom at 29 rue du Faubourg St...
- ROGER VIVIER GROWS ITS LUXE BRAND IN U.S.
- Magazine article from: WWD February 5, 2007 700+ words
...Byline: Sophia Chabbott Executives at Roger Vivier have a clear vision of what constitutes...after four years in limbo following Roger Vivier's death, Diego Della Valle, the...shops on a case-by-case basis. "Roger Vivier handbags and shoes are an excellent...
- CHANNELING VIVIER; FRENCH DESIGNER BRUNO FRISONI TALKS ABOUT HIS COLLECTION,...
- Magazine article from: Footwear News ANNISS, ELISA July 26, 2004 700+ words
...opened then within days of the first Roger Vivier store. Today, Frisoni -- who launched...lifetime: to become creative director at Roger Vivier. The opportunity also meant he'd...would kill for the chance to design a Roger Vivier collection. What does the opportunity...
- BALANCING ACT; BRUNO FRISONI HAS MASTERED THE ART OF MULTITASKING, AS DESIGNER...
- Magazine article from: Footwear News Windsor, Clair September 10, 2007 700+ words
...finding balance. As creative director of Roger Vivier, the Parisian designer has successfully...paying off. In the first half of 2007, Roger Vivier's parent company, Tod's SpA, reported...The company reported that sales of the Roger Vivier brand increased by 161 percent to...
- Imelda Must-Haves.(Roger Vivier shoes reborn)
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Zaleski, Erin May 9, 2005 700+ words
...the designs of the late shoe maestro Roger Vivier adorned the pieds of some of the world...behind Tod's and Hogan, acquired the Roger Vivier name and hired designer Bruno Frisoni...Frisoni is doing just that. After the Roger Vivier boutique opened in Paris last year...
- Return of the elegant shoe; Lovers of graceful, glamorous footwear flocked to...
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) May 15, 2006 700+ words
...balances have arrived in London - the Roger Vivier boutique is set to open and it can only...dinner at the Orangerie to launch the new Roger Vivier shop in Sloane Street saw a gathering...all knew just who they were toasting. Roger Vivier was the designer, beloved of Jackie...
- ROGER VIVIER, 90, MOURNED BY SHOE WORLD.
- Magazine article from: Footwear News Weisman, Katherine October 12, 1998 700+ words
...death and celebrated the work of legendary shoe designer Roger Vivier, whose designs captivated women around the world. Vivier...1955, the line's name became "Christian Dior cree par Roger Vivier," the first time a designer shared credit with one of his...