André Perugia

André Perugia
Born1893
Nice, France
DiedNovember 1977 (aged 83 or 84)
Cannes, France
OccupationShoe designer

André Perugia (31 December 1893 - 1977) was a French shoe designer regarded as one of the pioneers of twentieth-century footwear design. Active from the 1910s to the 1970s, he was known for technically innovative and sculptural shoes, and for collaborations with major couturiers such as Paul Poiret and Elsa Schiaparelli.

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