Walter Steiger
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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.[4]
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.[5]
References
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- ^ http://us.waltersteiger.com/pages/steiger-bottier
- ^ http://www.high-toned.fr/en/2015/04/visit-of-shoemaker-walter-steiger/
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5YWjngEACAAJ&dq=Walter+Steiger&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjAwbzIhLHKAhXLbxQKHa0rANoQ6AEIPDAD
- ^ http://www.high-toned.fr/en/2015/04/visit-of-shoemaker-walter-steiger/
- ^ http://us.waltersteiger.com/pages/heritage