Roger Vivier

In the 1960s this store and brand was very hip and being warn by the like of Catherine Deneuve, Marlene Dietrich and Queen Elizabeth II. It has experienced recent resurgence since 2000 but is still most famous for a classic square-toe buckle flat.

In the careful hands of creative director Bruno Frisoni, this legendary French footwear label continues to step out, offering covetable, cutting-edge stilettos and boots together with more "timeless", "feminine" designs like the late namesake designer's "classic" pilgrim flats "with the square buckle"; adding to their allure, the "elegant" shoes are artfully displayed in the brand's...