Friday, September 26, 2014

INTO THE ARCHIVES… Salvatore Ferragamo 1938 and Salvatore Ferragamo SS||2015

One of the most iconic shoes have made the return to the present time. Salvatore Ferragamo's creative director Massimiliano Giornetti choses to revive in a contemporary sleek manner the famous Rainbow sandal [left]. The ankle strap sandal has been originally designed in 1938 for Ferragamo's celebrity client Judy Garland, who btw performed the song Over the Rainbow in the movie 'The Wizard of Oz" a year later. Now the legendary cork platform in layers of colors has been transformed in an understated nude leather version for SS||2015 [right].