Between genius and experimentation … the absolute charm of precious materials.”There is no limit to the beauty nor the degree of saturation for the creative imagination, as is the infinite variety that a shoe can be used to decorate his models so that every woman fits like a princess and a princess as a queen of fairy tales . And endless were the materials I used in fifty years of occupation … I used diamonds and pearls … gold dust and silver … I used beads, sequins, nylon twine and covered with transparent paper. ”
The quotation is taken from the biography of Salvatore Ferragamo and test how much attention and love for the materials have accompanied all his work and are a precious heritage preserved at the museum since 1995 dedicated to “shoe diva”.
Salvatore loved the simple materials from cork to bast the paper much more valuable than it is undeniable that are linked to his name from the precious wedges in shoes made of precious stones for the Maharani of Cooch Behar in 1938, the sandals with feathers of hummingbirds more smallest in the world ever created for the Indian princess, the sandal in gold 18 carats, made with the Florentine goldsmiths, and in 1956 accounted for U.S. $ 1,000 at the time.
But perhaps, in the collective imagination, remain unsurpassed and inextricably linked to Salvatore Ferragamo, the cleavage created for Marilyn Monroe in red Swarovski crystals, made in 1960 for the film “Let’s Make Love” directed by George Cukor and repurchased in the famous Christie’s auction dedicated the assets of the actress in 1999 for the sum of $ 54,000.
It ‘s still possible to relive the experience of wearing these shoes by buying one of the numbered line “Creations” reissues of patterns designed by Salvatore Ferragamo and available in the shops of the famous Florentine brand.
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