"I'm child No. 23, " Ms. Vivier explained as she cleared plastic plates off the table.
Dumont "saved my life, both physically and spiritually, " said Ms. Vivier, an English teacher and poet.
And the pair of shoes happened to be an original Roger Vivier design from 1962.
Mr. Blahnik, the spiritual son of Vivier, is less ethereal, more of a court poet.
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When he received a book of legendary shoe man Roger Vivier's work, Louboutin was bowled over: "How amazing, " he thought to himself.
Louboutin so loved working for Vivier that once it was over he felt he could never work for anyone else except himself.
Those each come just behind current launches from Roger Vivier and Moynat.
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The shoes from Roger Vivier, with their silk flowers and diamond buckles, their French quality of confection, breathe the rarefied air of the haute couture.
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Dumont now has help running the household from Lucille Vivier, 50.
The shoe brand and luggage-maker have already opened anew with chic boutiques and strong success: last year the Della Valle-owned Vivier achieved a turnover of 74.5 million Euros in 2012.
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Vivier got the inspiration for this work while traveling through Asia and Zipangu is the name Marco Polo gave Japan when he discovered it, but Asian influences are not obvious.
Roger Vivier, the exclusive French shoe label, is showing their version of couture accessories for spring 2012 at the same time as the handcrafted dresses at Chanel, Dior and Armani Prive.
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