Mr Manolo Blahnik – a brief biography
Manolo Blahnik is the modern legend for today’s stiletto heel, probably the greatest shoemaker of the 20th and 21st centuries. The maestro of mules did not come from fashion royalty: Manolo Blahnik was born in …
Designers
Mr Roger Vivier – a brief biography
French shoe designer Roger Vivier certainly popularised the high heel and may well have actually invented the stiletto. A “stiletto” heel is named after the Italian word meaning small metal dagger, and stilettos became an …