In 1946, Moravian-born architect Bernard Rudofsky introduced a
collection of lace-up leather flats
that established him as the father
of modern-day Grecian sandals, and for the next 30 years he designed
shoes that were adored by society’s chicest. Bernardo Vintage Couture is
reissuing his most beloved hits, including the Big Button (1946, above right),
which is part of the permanent collection at New York’s Metropolitan
Museum of Art; the bejeweled Emilio, from a 1964 capsule collection
designed with
Emilio Pucci; and the Jackie O (1970), a chunky-heeled
sandal the style icon used to wear on holiday in Capri. ($195–$395,
Bergdorf Goodman, New York)Flat-Out Fabulous
In 1946, Moravian-born architect Bernard Rudofsky introduced a
collection of lace-up leather flats
that established him as the father
of modern-day Grecian sandals, and for the next 30 years he designed
shoes that were adored by society’s chicest. Bernardo Vintage Couture is
reissuing his most beloved hits, including the Big Button (1946, above right),
which is part of the permanent collection at New York’s Metropolitan
Museum of Art; the bejeweled Emilio, from a 1964 capsule collection
designed with
Emilio Pucci; and the Jackie O (1970), a chunky-heeled
sandal the style icon used to wear on holiday in Capri. ($195–$395,
Bergdorf Goodman, New York)Categories:
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