I was extremely excited to go see the Salvatore Ferragamo
Museum—I am writing my research paper on Salvatore and his family, so I had some
good background on Salvatore’s life and the company. As we walked into the
museum vintage Ferragamo shoes surrounded us. I was instantly intrigued by the
1930’s Brass Pyramid shoe. The pyramid heel was extremely detailed and
delicate.
Another shoe that intrigued me was the Tavernelle
needleprint lace shoes from the 1930s. The intricate detail was impeccable and
I can only imagine the amount of time that must have gone into making each
pair.
My FAVORITE shoe of the collection was definitely the 1938
platform sole shoe with layered cork and multicolor suede. This shoe was made
for Judy Garland and is absolutely gorgeous. The design is unlike anything I
have ever seen. The structure of the layered cork and array of colors is one of
a kind.
One comment Professor Paci made that I found very
interesting was that Ferragamo used fish skin and nylon thread to make some of
his shoes. During the economic crisis in the 1920’s, Ferragamo was forced to
consider other resources to make his shoes in efforts to keep his business afloat.
As a result of his experimentation and innovation, Ferragamo created the invisible shoe of 1947.
Here, Ferragamo used nylon thread to make the shoe. The Shoe is named invisible because the clear nylon thread
makes it seem as though there is nothing supporting the shoe.
The Ferragamo museum had a Marilyn Monroe exhibition that I
thought was phenomenal. Marilyn Monroe was the empitimy fashion and sex icon in
the early-mid 1900’s. On display was a copious amount of photos and articles
featuring Marilyn Monroe. The exhibition featured clothing worn by Marilyn in
her most famous movies and events. There was a video on display at the
exhibition showing excerpts from Marilyn’s movies. I really enjoyed seeing Marilyn on TV wearing an outfit and
then looking around at the clothing display at the exhibition and seeing that particular outfit
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME ! That was really exciting. Of course, my favorite dress
was the White Dress featured in The Seven
Year Itch. This dress is exactly what I think of when someone mentions
Marilyn Monroe, so it was very enjoyable to see the actual dress in person.
Overall, I really enjoyed the Ferragamo museum. I hope to
use information I learned today regarding Ferragamo’s shoe designs in my
research paper!
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