Article: PFISTER'S STYLE ON RODEO DRIVE.(footwear designer Andrea Pfister, part of Fin.part)(Brief Article)

BEVERLY HILLS -- Long before Blahnik and Choo co-opted red carpets and became part of the cultural lexicon, Andrea Pfister was putting dames (Elizabeth Taylor) and divas (Diana Ross) in fabulous footwear.

Although his name might not immediately spring to mind among young, shoe-obsessed Angelenos -- famous and not -- that could change.

An international expansion of the brand and company is under way, thanks to last year's purchase by the Italian fashion group Fin.part, whose stable includes Cerruti, Frette and Marina Yachting, for an estimated $3.4 million (converted from lire at current exchange rates).

Last week, the designer of ...

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