David Evins
American shoe designer
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David Evins (1909, Lithuania – 1991, New York) was an American shoe designer considered as the "king of pumps" and the "dean of American shoe designers".[3] He was in 1980 one of the founding members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.[4]
David Evins | |
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| Born | 1907 Lithuania |
| Died | 1991 (aged 83–84) |
| Occupation | Shoe designer  |
| Spouse(s) | Maida Heatter, Marilyn Evins |
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Life
Evins was born on July 17, 1907, David Ephraim Levin in Yanislik, Lithuania.[5][6][note 1] Shortly after, his family moved to London where his father worked as a furrier.[5] The family emigrated from England to the United States in 1920.[5] Evins studied at the Pratt Institute in New York and started working as an illustrator for a footwear magazine.[8] After working as a pattern maker for a few designers, he opened a factory in New York in 1947.[9]
