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André Perugia was a French shoe designer. He worked with designers including Paul Poiret, I. Miller, Charles Jourdan, Jacques Fath, and Hubert de Givenchy.

Born in Nice, France in 1893 from Italian emigrant parents, he grew up in a family of shoe makers. At the age of 16, Andre Perugia started to work for a shoe maker. Quickly, he found out that he had more knowledge than his boss and took over his father business.

Nice, at this time, was home to a wealthy and brilliant society and young Andre Perugia become famous for his craft.

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