Ferragamo "Parrot & Floral" Multi-color Stretch Jeans
By Ferragamo
Located in New York, NY
This wonderfully wicked Ferragamo "Parrot & Floral" print stretch jeans are size 6/Italy. The waist measures 27", waistband is 1 1/2" in width, inn...
A perfectionist who as a child crafted a pair of white shoes for his sister’s first holy communion because his parents couldn’t afford new footwear, Salvatore Ferragamo was ambitious from his earliest days. The young Italian shoemaker established in the years that followed what would one day become a fashion empire — the highly profitable multinational family-owned and -operated luxury brand today counts more than 600 stores in 96 countries around the world, and vintage Ferragamo shoes, handbags and other clothing and accessories are objects of desire for fashion lovers everywhere.
Salvatore Ferragamo sought an education in the art of shoemaking when he was eleven — he apprenticed with a local shoemaker and spent a short time in nearby Naples learning what he could at a shoe factory. He opened his first shop with a handful of workers the following year, and in 1914 — when he was still a teenager — Ferragamo emigrated to America, just as his siblings had before him, seeking new opportunities for work and to learn in the footwear trade.
After securing a job at the Plant Shoe Factory in Boston, Massachusetts, Ferragamo was uninspired by machine-made footwear. He moved across the country to Santa Barbara, California. Owing to a connection he made with a then-actor cousin, Ferragamo found work with the American Film Manufacturing Company. He made women’s shoes and provided durable cowboy boots for a film crew’s costuming department. Ferragamo’s reputation in the world of Hollywood cinema soon broadened, and he established a storefront in Mission Canyon where he made shoes by hand for the likes of actresses Gloria Swanson, Greta Garbo and Dolores del Río.
By the 1920s, film directors commissioned Ferragamo to produce shoes for a range of movies — the list of films eventually included The Ten Commandments, The Covered Wagon and The Thief of Baghdad. When he felt comfortable enough with the English language, Ferragamo also enrolled in anatomy courses at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in order to better understand motion and the demands that we place on our footwear.
By the late 1920s, Ferragamo sought to expand production of his shoes and returned to Italy. He hired scores of apprentices to work in a factory in Florence, where Ferragamo carefully melded the principles of handcraftsmanship with all that he learned about America’s shoe factories. He filed patents — hundreds over the years — on the steel shank arch and many other unique aspects of his shoe design, and when economic and political influences during the 1930s forced Ferragamo to substitute pressed cork for steel to support the arch, the wedge heel was born. Other creative materials he integrated into his forward-looking creations were hemp, felt, nylon fishing line, fish skin and cellophane twisted with silk.
In the late 1940s, the brand’s first storefront opened in Manhattan, and today Salvatore Ferragamo is known worldwide and is synonymous with a wealth of iconic footwear such as Viva ballet flats, Vara Bow pumps, Gancini loafers and lots more. Ferragamo’s son, Ferruccio, was appointed CEO in 1984. Under his leadership, Ferruccio diversified and expanded the fashion business further, getting into sunglasses, fragrance, watches and made-to-measure men’s shoes. Ferruccio was succeeded by his brother, Leonardo Ferragamo, and British designer Maximilian Davis is now creative director of the brand.
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Ferragamo "Parrot & Floral" Multi-color Stretch Jeans
By Ferragamo
Located in New York, NY
This wonderfully wicked Ferragamo "Parrot & Floral" print stretch jeans are size 6/Italy. The waist measures 27", waistband is 1 1/2" in width, inn...
Ferragamo Graphic Pattern Silk Jumpsuit
By Ferragamo
Located in New York, NY
Ferragamo, brown and cream, abstract print, wide leg, sleeveless, jumpsuit, having a V neckline and an attached wide sash.
3.1 PHILLIP LIM Size 32 Tan Twill Polyester Cotton Flat Front Tapered Casual Pants
By 3.1 Phillip Lim
Located in San Francisco, CA
3.1 PHILLIP LIM casual pants in a tan polyester cotton blend twill featuring a flat front, tapered leg, and zip fly closure.Good Pre-Owned Condition. Multiple marks along waistband, ...
$1,395Sale Price|40% Off
Size: Italian Size 40
New Tom Ford For Gucci 2004 Final Collection Silk Runway Pants IT 40 (S)
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Rare Runway Silk Gucci Pants Brand New w/ Tags $2350 Worn by most of the models for the Spring/Summer 2004 Collection Tom Ford's "Farewell" Spring Collection for Gucci Blush Silk Pa...
Hermès by Martin Margiela 100% Cashmere Trousers, FR38, made in france
By Hermès
Located in PARIS, FR
Hermès by Martin Margiela Cashmere Trousers Hermès trousers designed during Martin Margiela’s tenure as Artistic Director of the house’s women’s ready-to-wear collections from 1997 ...
$1,527Sale Price|35% Off
Size: Italian Size 38
New Tom Ford For Gucci 2004 Final Collection Silk Runway Pants IT 38 (S)
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Rare Runway Silk Gucci Pants Brand New w/ Tags $2350 Worn by most of the models for the Spring/Summer 2004 Collection Tom Ford's "Farewell" Spring Collection for Gucci Blush Silk Pa...
CHRISTIAN DIOR John Galliano Vintage 2001 Silk & Devoré Velvet Wide Leg Trousers
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in Woodland Hills, CA
A rare find from Christian Dior’s Fall/Winter 2001 collection under John Galliano, these wide-leg pants combine painterly multicolored semi-sheer silk with richly textured devoré vel...
Dolce & Gabbana 2000s Suede Flared Pants
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Roma, IT
These Dolce & Gabbana pants from the 2000s collection feature a paneled design crafted from soft suede. The blanket-stitch details accentuate the seams, adding a unique artisanal to...
Roberto Cavalli Tapestry Renaissance FW2001 Denim Pants
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Roma, IT
Roberto Cavalli Fall/Winter 2001 This special pair of jeans features a sophisticated tapestry-style/Renaissance pattern (Tapestry Renaissance) on a cotton denim base with a slight a...
Roberto Cavalli SS2003 L'Amour Tattoo Embroidered Suede Leather Pants
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Roma, IT
Questo incredibile pantalone fa parte della collezione SS2003 Iconica collezione chiamata L'Amour Tattoo per le stampe tatuaggio in stile anni 2000. Il pantalone è realizzato in morb...
Roberto Cavalli S/S 2013 Runway Fringe Cutout Leather Pants
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Roberto Cavalli S/S 2013 Runway Fringe Cutout Leather Pants Look 6 and 8 from the Robeerto Cavalli Spring 2013 collection. Size: IT 46 Condition: good vintage condition, there is ...
$1,399Sale Price|40% Off
Size: Italian Size 40
New Tom Ford For Gucci 2004 Final Collection Silk Runway Pants IT 40 (S)
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Rare Runway Silk Gucci Pants Brand New w/ Tags $2350 Worn by most of the models for the Spring/Summer 2004 Collection Tom Ford's "Farewell" Spring Collection for Gucci Blush Silk Pa...
D&G S/S 2000 Runway Ruffled Lace Cuff Capri Jeans
By D&G by DOLCE & GABBANA
Located in BELLEVUE HILL, NSW
An iconic pair of runway documented jeans from D&G's S/S 2000 collection cut in vintage wash stretch denim with a second skin, low rise silhouette and extravagant tiered lace cuffs f...
MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA Size 38 Khaki Cotton Blend Button Fly Casual Pants
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in San Francisco, CA
Maison Martin Margiela casual khaki pants offer a refined take on utility. Crafted from a durable cotton blend, they feature a classic button fly, practical coin pocket, and elegant ...
Salvatore Ferragamo Cotton Jungle Print Vintage 90s
By Ferragamo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Salvatore Ferragamo cotton jungle print jeans vintage 1990s. Bright print in yellows, greens, blues, corals & greens, of leopards, indigenous people, tropical flowers & parrots. The fabric is soft with a bit of stretch. High rise waist, sits at the natural waist, belt loops and a silver Ferragamo logo button close above the metal fly...