Timeless Italian Footware Design: André Perugia

Red silk with buttoned strap shoes, 1920
Designed by André Perugia

André Perugia (1893-1977) was born in Nice, France in 1893 of Italian parentage. He trained in his father's workshop and at the age of 16, in 1909, he opened a shop in Paris where he sold handmade shoes.