If you happen to be a shoe lover or a collector, then this news will be music for your soul. The iconic Ferragamo’s Creations collection, originally introduced in 2006 for the concept store at the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence, is now available at MATCHESFASHION
Drawing on the legendary designer Salvatore Ferragamo’s extraordinary archive of more than 15,000 pieces created over the course of eighty years, the brand has recreated historic styles for the Ferragamo’s Creations collection. The exquisite designs are limited-edition, individually numbered and are entirely handcrafted using the original patterns, leathers and shapes making them a true collector’s item.
Natalie Kingham, Global Fashion Officer at MATCHESFASHION: “One of the most joyful capsules coming to MATCHESFASHION this season is Ferragamo’s Creations. Anyone that is a big shoe collector will be very excited to covet these incredible limited-edition styles.”
The collection brings back a series of the brand’s best-known iconic designs including:
- Rainbow- a multicoloured wedge heel designed for Judy Garland (created in 1938)
- Altana- a heeled sandal made from four cork cylinders covered in gold nappa, in red suede and black suede (created in 1939)
- Mae- an open toe wedge sandal designed for actress Mae West (created in 1940)
- Invisibile- a sandal with an upper crafted from a single nylon thread, this sandal won Salvatore Ferragamo the Neiman Marcus award in 1947 (created in 1947)
- Oxalia- a closed toe low heeled sandal made for actress Greta Garbo in emerald and black (created in 1950)
- Red- a stiletto heel covered entirely in Swarovski crystals created for Marylin Monroe’s role in the film ‘Let’s Make Love’ (created in 1959)
