Wanda Ferragamo was an abiding presence at Salvatore Ferragamo, taking the helm of the family business in 1960 after her husband’s death (she married the house founder aged just 18; he was 23 years ...
MILAN — When Marilyn Monroe ordered pumps from Salvatore Ferragamo in the 1950s, she had a special request, the shoemaker's grandson revealed. One heel was slightly higher than the other, enhancing ...
The British-born designer — who now splits his time between Florence, London, Manhattan and Connecticut — starts each of his collections with footwear. By Lindsay Talbot The son of an upholsterer to ...
It must be among the towering ironies of Italian fashion that its supreme foot fetishist, Salvatore Ferragamo, had to leave the boot to make a shoe. But that’s precisely what he did in 1914, working ...
His brothers are shoemakers, but not his sons. Shoe craftsmanship is an age-old tradition in Italy, one that is held in high esteem but also in danger of disappearing in a few generations. Florentine ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Today marks what would be Marilyn Monroe‘s 99th birthday, and, even a century after her birth, her stamp on pop culture remains. The word icon is often thrown around, but there are few figures who ...
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