BELLE OF THE BALL
From the moment Catherine Deneuve sauntered onto the screen as Séverine Serizy in Luis Bunuel’s 1967 movie Belle de Jour, she wrote the blueprint for coquettish French chic. A huge part of the allure came from the impeccable wardrobe— clothes by Yves Saint Laurent and shoes by Roger Vivier. In a tribute to the favourite cult film, the footwear maestro named those shoes the Belle Vivier. Its blockish shape and graphic buckle symbolised the spirit of the ’60s, and the latter has remained a House icon ever since.
Throughout his entire career, screen legends and the world’s biggest names alike turned to Vivier when they needed an extra helping of glamour. The shoemaker shod women the likes of Jacqueline
