1898-1960. at age 13 he opened a small shop in bonito 1911
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1898-19601898-1960
At age 13
He opened a small shop in Bonito
1911
At age 16:
He moved to America
Boston 1912
California: the dreamland for the cinema industry
1923:
The shoemaker of Hollywood
Stars
Mary Pickford
Rudolf Valentino
Gloria Swanson
Douglas Fairbanks
’’Hollywood Boot Shop’’
1927 Return to Florence, Italy
1937
Puchase of Palazzo Spini Feroni
Ferragamo’s workshop
1938:
Created for Judy Garland
1930
1942
1938
1940
1947
Neiman Marcus Award
Post war period:
700 Employees 350 handmade shoes
per day !
Ferragamo shoes:
A symbol of Italy
Salvatore Ferragamo“The shoemaker to the stars”
Sofia LaurenAudrey Hepburn
1956: “Cage Hill”
1959: “Crocodile Court Shoe”created for Marilyn Monroe
Gold Sandals
1951:
“Kimo Sandals”
By Fiamma 1978
The famous“ Vara” Shoe
1960:
His family transformed Ferragamo into a fashion house
FashioFashionn
The Ferragamo Family