Tuesday, August 29, 2017

1948 | DAVID EVINS | THE NAUGHTY SILHOUETTE | A REVOLUTIONARY V-CUT FOR I.MILLER

1948 | D.E. Levin A.K.A. David Evins
Patent paperwork filed Aug. 22, 1947 - Granted March 23, 1948
Source: Google Patents

April 26, 1948
Evins pump as seen in LIFE magazine
Photograph: Nina Leen
Source: LIFE magazine


1948 | I. Miller invites you to meet Mr. David Evins
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | February 29, 1948

Evins Naughty Silhouette, sensational V-throat pump launched by us last year and hailed as "the shoe of the year". 
Source: I. Miller advertisement
Philadelphia Inquirer | February 29, 1948

Recently the complete Nina Leen photo-session was made available by Google Arts & Culture.



1948 | David Evins | The Naughty Silhouette
Photograph: Nina Leen

Source: Google Arts & Culture

1948 | David Evins
Photograph: Nina Leen

Source: Google Arts & Culture

1948 | David Evins | The Naughty Silhouette
Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gift of David Evins


I.MILLER | DeLUXE SHOES
I N D E X


FOOTNOTE
While not hailed as revolutionary, the V-cut throat designed by James Kean for B. Altman & Co., NY predated Evins by a few months.



1947 | A bewitching minimum of shoe
Designed by James Kean for B. Altman & Co.

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

1952 | STAERCK | PARIS

1952 | Staerck (Paris)
Pearl sandal and bracelet
Source: URIC magazine # 92 (Summer/Winter 1952)

1952 | Staerck (Paris)
Diamond encrusted sandal (left) 

Source: URIC magazine # 92 (Summer/Winter 1952)


1952 | STAERCK
THE “S” HEEL


1952 | Staerck (Paris)
Black Patent leather and yellow ochre
Source: URIC magazine # 92 (Summer/Winter 1952)

Thursday, August 17, 2017

1964 | A. TESTONI | BOLOGNA

1964 | A. Testoni
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine

1964 | A. Testoni
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine

A. TESTONI
BOLOGNA
I N D E X



1964 | A. Testoni
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine

Saturday, August 12, 2017

1963 | A. TESTONI | BOLOGNA

1963 | A. Testoni
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine

1963 | A. Testoni
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine

1963 | A. Testoni
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine

1963 | A. Testoni
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine


A. TESTONI
BOLOGNA
I N D E X


1963 | A. Testoni
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine



Wednesday, August 9, 2017

1962 | A. TESTONI | BOLOGNA

1962 | A. Testoni
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine

1962 | A. Testoni
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine

A. TESTONI
BOLOGNA
I N D E X


1962 | Amedeo Testoni (center)
Bologna

Sunday, August 6, 2017

1961 | A. TESTONI | BOLOGNA

1961 | A. Testoni | detail
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine


A. TESTONI
BOLOGNA
I N D E X



1961 | A. Testoni | detail
Bologna
Source: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine


Tabs make the suspenders fit well at the center back. The tie is a dotted silk design by Valentino Couture. The shoes are crocodile loafers by A. Testoni. While I’m dressing the TV is kept on to The Patty Winters Show. 
Brett Easton Ellis
From: American Psycho (Vintage Books, 1991)

The A. Testoni loafers are mentioned two other times next to an uninterrupted string of well known international fashion brands.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

DESIGNER LUIGI PROVERBIO (YVES JEAN CLAUDE) INDEX


1960 | Yves Jean Claude | Designed by Luigi Proverbio
Source: Luigi Proverbio Archive

Photograph: Irma Vivaldi


INTRODUCING DESIGNER LUIGI PROVERBIO
TANAGRA/YVES JEAN CLAUDE | CERRO MAGGIORE, MILAN

DESIGNER LUIGI PROVERBIO
TANAGRA/YVES JEAN CLAUDE
THE BEGINNING

CALZATURIFICIO MONTENEVOSO
DESIGNED BY LUIGI PROVERBIO 1964 - 1969

1970 | YVES JEAN CLAUDE
AS SEEN IN CALZATURE ITALIANE DI LUSSO MAGAZINE
PART 1 | PART 2

1970 | DESIGNER LUIGI PROVERBIO

1970'S | YVES JEAN CLAUDE

1975 - 1976 | YVES JEAN CLAUDE
PROTOTYPE CLOGS

2000 | YVES JEAN CLAUDE



1960 | Yves Jean Claude | Designed by Luigi Proverbio
Source: Luigi Proverbio Archive

Photograph: Irma Vivaldi

1960 | Yves Jean Claude | Designed by Luigi Proverbio
Source: Luigi Proverbio Archive

Photograph: Irma Vivaldi

1960 | Yves Jean Claude | Designed by Luigi Proverbio
Source: Luigi Proverbio Archive

Photograph: Irma Vivaldi