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Put Some Spring in Your Step

Numerous news reports in December, 1953 featured the ideal gift for Christmas --- the

corkscrew heel from shoe designer Andre Perugia (1893-1977). The press release read

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Spring in your step - A spiraling 'corkscrew' heel made of gilded metal with matching

strips across the instep lends a futuristic air to Andre Perugia's latest pump. The shoe is

included in a custom collection of metal-shanked footwear designed for a swank New

York City shop.

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Perugia designed the shoe in 1952 in Paris and when introduced in

New York it became a success.

Perugia trademarked his signature in 1928

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