Bruno Frisoni, Roger Vivier's creative director, is debuting RENDEZ
VOUS, a traveling accessories collection that, beginning in January,
will make brief stops at seven Vivier boutiques (New York, Miami, Paris,
London, Milan, Shanghai, and Hong Kong), one at a time. Comprising nine
bag and nine shoe styles--only about 10 pieces of each have been
produced--the line is designed with natural materials such as leather,
wood, cord, and tea-dyed canvas and takes inspiration from artists
Gotthard Graubner and Charley Harper. The art connection is apropos,
since Frisoni likens the experiment to a gallery showing: "The
collection arrives at a certain date, stays for a week, and when the
edition is out, it's finished." Sounds like a catfight in the making. "I
don't think so," the designer remarks, adding that eager customers can
place preorders beginning in November. "We're too chic at Roger Vivier
to fight in stores." Shoes from $995 to $10,300, bags from $1,275 to
$8,600; rogervivier.com.Photo courtesy of the designer.
