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'''Walter Steiger''' is a French shoe company, founded in Geneva in 1932 by Walter Steiger senior.
'''Walter Steiger''' is a French shoe company, founded in Geneva in 1932 by Walter Steiger senior.


''Walter Steiger'' was founded in Geneva in 1932 by Walter Steiger senior, making made-to-measure shoes for men and women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.waltersteiger.com/pages/steiger-bottier |title=STEIGER BOTTIER – Steiger Paris |website=Us.waltersteiger.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref><ref name="high-toned1">{{cite web|url=http://www.high-toned.fr/en/2015/04/visit-of-shoemaker-walter-steiger/ |title=Visit of shoemaker Walter Steiger &#124; High-Toned |website=High-toned.fr |date=2015-04-22 |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref>
''Walter Steiger'' was founded in Geneva in 1932 by Walter Steiger senior, making made-to-measure shoes for men and women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.waltersteiger.com/pages/steiger-bottier |title=STEIGER BOTTIER – Steiger Paris |website=Us.waltersteiger.com |date= |accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="high-toned1">{{cite web|url=http://www.high-toned.fr/en/2015/04/visit-of-shoemaker-walter-steiger/ |title=Visit of shoemaker Walter Steiger &#124; High-Toned |website=High-toned.fr |date=22 April 2015 |accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref>


His eldest son, also Walter Steiger, started the ready-to-wear line in 1966, and opened the first shop in Paris in 1974, followed by stores in New York and London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5YWjngEACAAJ&dq=Walter+Steiger&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAwbzIhLHKAhXLbxQKHa0rANoQ6AEIPDAD |title=Walter Steiger, Paris |author=Francesco Frascari |website=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref> Walter Steiger junior is primarily responsible for the growth and success of the brand.<ref name="high-toned1"/>
His eldest son, also Walter Steiger, started the ready-to-wear line in 1966, and opened the first shop in Paris in 1974, followed by stores in New York and London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5YWjngEACAAJ&dq=Walter+Steiger&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAwbzIhLHKAhXLbxQKHa0rANoQ6AEIPDAD |title=Walter Steiger, Paris |author=Francesco Frascari |website=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref> Walter Steiger junior is primarily responsible for the growth and success of the brand.<ref name="high-toned1"/>


In 1966, the director [[Michelangelo Antonioni]], used Steiger's designs in his movie ''[[Blow-Up]]'', and Steiger have had collaborations with Ungaro, Nina Ricci, Sonia Rykiel, Chloé, Calvin Klein, Claude Montana, Oscar de la Renta, Kenzo, Alaïa, Karl Lagerfeld and Victoria Beckham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.waltersteiger.com/pages/heritage |title=HERITAGE – Steiger Paris |website=Us.waltersteiger.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref>
In 1966, the director [[Michelangelo Antonioni]], used Steiger's designs in his movie ''[[Blow-Up]]'', and Steiger have had collaborations with Ungaro, Nina Ricci, Sonia Rykiel, Chloé, Calvin Klein, Claude Montana, Oscar de la Renta, Kenzo, Alaïa, Karl Lagerfeld and Victoria Beckham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.waltersteiger.com/pages/heritage |title=HERITAGE – Steiger Paris |website=Us.waltersteiger.com |date= |accessdate=17 January 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:35, 1 April 2017

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Walter Steiger is a French shoe company, founded in Geneva in 1932 by Walter Steiger senior.

Walter Steiger was founded in Geneva in 1932 by Walter Steiger senior, making made-to-measure shoes for men and women.[1][2]

His eldest son, also Walter Steiger, started the ready-to-wear line in 1966, and opened the first shop in Paris in 1974, followed by stores in New York and London.[3] Walter Steiger junior is primarily responsible for the growth and success of the brand.[2]

In 1966, the director Michelangelo Antonioni, used Steiger's designs in his movie Blow-Up, and Steiger have had collaborations with Ungaro, Nina Ricci, Sonia Rykiel, Chloé, Calvin Klein, Claude Montana, Oscar de la Renta, Kenzo, Alaïa, Karl Lagerfeld and Victoria Beckham.[4]

References

  1. ^ "STEIGER BOTTIER – Steiger Paris". Us.waltersteiger.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Visit of shoemaker Walter Steiger | High-Toned". High-toned.fr. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ Francesco Frascari. "Walter Steiger, Paris". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ^ "HERITAGE – Steiger Paris". Us.waltersteiger.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.