Object: Shoes
Brand:
Ferragamo
(Italian, founded 1910)
Designer:
Salvatore Ferragamo
(1898 - 1960)
Date: c. 1938
Medium: Lizard
Country: Italy
Credit Line: Gift of Sally Cary Iselin
Object number: 71.213.44
DescriptionBlack lizard shoes with high tapered heel; wrapped, built up throat with small black side buckle on narrow strap extending from center of rounded point toe
Label Text:Salvatore Ferragamo was one of the most innovative and influential shoe designers of the 20th century. He studied human anatomy to ensure that all his shoes were comfortable—even the four-inch pumps shown here.
Exhibitions:
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)