Whatever happened to Daniele Renzi shoes?

Back in 2014, we included Italian brand Daniele Renzi in our guide to buying 6 inch heels online. But since then the shoes have completely disappeared from the internet (and therefore from our guide). If …

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Jimmy Choo

Mr Jimmy Choo – a brief biography

Born in Malaysia in 1957, Jimmy Choo is considered a grand-master of the stiletto heel. Choo made his first pair of shoes at the age of just 12 when working in the family business that …

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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 …

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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 …

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