VARA
What year was the Vara should created?
1978
What year was the Tramezza collection launnched?
2004
Name given to Salvatore Ferragamo from his time working in Hollywood
Shoe maker of Dreams or Shoe maker to the stars
What City is the Ferragamo's global headquarters located in?
Florence Italy
What year was Salvatore Ferragamo born?
1898
Who designed the Vara?
Fiamma Ferragamo, eldest daughter of Salvatore Ferragamo
How many steps does it take to create a tramezza?
260 steps
Who was Salvatore Ferragamo's wife?
Wanda Ferragamo. Married in 1940. They had six children together. The classic Wanda handbag is named after Wanda Ferragamo.
Where did Salvatore open his first shoe making shop in the US?
Santa Barbara CA in 1923
Where was Salvatore Ferragamo born?
Bonito Italy. He was the 11th of 14 children
Grosgrain. Grosgrain ribbon bow was originally planned as a leather accent. Due to an atelier mix-up, a grosgrain ribbon remained on the prototype by chance.
What does the term "Tramezza" mean?
Something in between. Instead of the traditional cork, an extra layer of leather is stitched between the insole and the external sole of the shoe.
What year did Salvatore Ferragamo hold the first fashion shoe for shoes in Florence?
1951
13th century gothic palace in Florence Italy that serves as the global headquarters, flagship store, and home of the Museo Salvatore Ferragamo.
The Palazzo Spini Feroni
What age did Salvatore Ferragamo start making shoes?
At age 9-1907 and in 1909 he becomes an apprentice in Naples.
In what year was the Varina Introduced?
2007
How many days does the upper shoe last take to make?
4 days of shaping on a wooden shoe last to lock in the form.
What age did Salvatore Ferragamo die?
Salvatore Ferragamo died at 62 in 1960, due to liver cancer.
a 2,700-acre organic estate and restored 1,000-year-old medieval village in Tuscany, Italy, owned by the Ferragamo family
Il Borro
What year did Salvatore Ferragamo register his first patent?
1937 for the cork wedge heel
In Every Form, the Vara shoe and its iteractiosn respresent:
freedom, authenticity, and the joy of moving through the world with elegance and determination.
What three silhouettes does Ferragamo offer the Tramezzo and Tramezzo MTO experience in?
Oxford, Loaffer, or Monkstrap
in 1947, Salvatore Ferragamo won the NM Oscar of Fashion award for what women's shoe?
The invisible sandal
Cultural Institution in Milan that showcases Ferragamo's runway shows.
Triennale di Milano
What year did Salvatore Ferragamo create the ballerina flat with a strap for Audrey Hepburn?
1954