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Evening sandals

Designer Salvatore Ferragamo Italian
1938
Not on view
Salvatore Ferragamo was the first manufacturer and designer to bring Italian shoes to the forefront of the footwear industry. Using his knowledge of American industrial methods gained during his stay in the U.S. between 1914 and 1927, Ferragamo availed himself of the skilled Italian labor pool to create a high quality, hand-made product for an international market. The designer's work is best known for its innovative use of materials, such as straw, raffia, cellophane, lace, and cork, and for the use of brilliant colors. Ferragamo pioneered the development of the wedge heel and platform sole in the 1930s. This example from the Brooklyn collection is one of the most elaborate of Ferragamo’s platform shoes. Published in Vogue in May of 1938, the style was available at Saks Fifth Avenue for $100.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Evening sandals
  • Designer: Salvatore Ferragamo (Italian, 1898–1960)
  • Date: 1938
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: leather, silk, metal, rhinestones
  • Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Brooklyn Museum Fair, 1956
  • Object Number: 2009.300.1505a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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