Unlike gowns, hats, or diamonds, cinema has produced relatively few truly iconic shoes. Dorothy Gale’s ruby slippers—dreamed up by MGM’s legendary Adrian—remain the obvious exception. Decades later came Marty McFly’s Nike Air Mags, Carrie Bradshaw’s beloved Manolos, and Andrea Sachs’s Chanel boots. But, generally, footwear rarely reaches the same on-screen fame as other forms of sartorial adornment. One notable exception? The “Pilgrim pump” by Roger Vivier, worn by Catherine Deneuve in Luis Buñuel’s surrealist masterpiece Belle de Jour (1967). Designed by Yves Saint Laurent, Deneuve’s wardrobe remains a fashion touchstone—and her Vivier shoes equally so. Nearly six decades later, Roger Vivier endures as one of Paris’s great luxury houses.
To close out Haute Couture Week, Vogue100 partnered with Roger Vivier for an afternoon of beauty and inspiration. Festivities began at the brand’s Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré flagship—a hôtel particulier as grand and colorful as Vivier itself. Creative director Gherardo Felloni welcomed Vogue100 members as they wandered through rooms lined with dazzling shoes and handbags.
Felloni, who took the reins at Roger Vivier in 2018 after stints at Prada and Dior, has since reinvigorated the house with his whimsical, red carpet-ready designs. This year alone, his creations have graced Serena Williams and Ashley Graham at the Met Gala, Naomi Campbell and Halle Berry at Cannes, and Amal Clooney and Sarah Paulson at the Tony Awards.
