Etienne Aigner "Taylor" Genuine Leather Career Pumps

If you were around in the 80s you too must have a story or memory of the leather brand? Mastercraftsman Étienne Aigner (1904-2000) was a Hungarian Jew who began his career as a bookbinder. Shortly after World War II, he began creating custom-made high-end leather bags and belts for several haute couture boutiques in Paris. In 1950, after successful apprenticeships with designers Christian Dior and Cristobal Balenciaga, Aigner left Paris for NYC in hopes of launching a successful eponymous brand in the U.S. Aigner was known as a charming and industrious man who had a big affection for family and friends and everything he designed had to have usefulness and a function in the spirit of efficiency 1950 was also the year Aigner introduced his Antic Red leather open-pocket bag with angular processing and created the Aigner horseshoe “A” logo. He opened his first showroom in Manhattan in 1959 and in 1965 the “Aigner” brand and logo were licensed to a German business partner as Aigner GmbH Munich. By the ’80s the brand had really taken off and had become a favorite label of the “preppy” set. Aigner Chloe riding boots, as well as leather bags, became insanely popular. Aigner leather goods were heralded for being well made, thoughtful in * design, always in good taste, but never at the expense of being beautiful * Padded Inner Sole for Added Comfort * 3" heel * AIGNER is a German luxury brand with an Italian soul. *The new Etienne Aigner exudes a distinctly chic, metropolitan spirit,