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.
Amazing Patrick Mendes Tan Corduroy ' Peacock Feather ' Beaded Flare Leg Pants
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible vintage late 90s / early Y2K Patrick Mendes (MADE IN FRANCE) flared leg trousers! Rich tan cotton corduroy, with intricate hand-beading at le...
Vintage GIORGIO ARMANI 1990s Beige Gold Silk Chiffon Snakeskin Wide Leg Pants
By Giorgio Armani
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing vintage 1990s / 90s GIORGIO ARMANI Women’s silk chiffon wide leg trousers! Tan and brown snake skin print, with gold metallic threaded ver...
Vintage 1960s Wrangler Striped Bell Bottom Jeans, New with Tags, USA
By Wrangler
Located in Wallkill, NY
These jeans sat in a store for 40+ years and just were discovered, never worn. Tags still attached on these funky 60s Wranglers. 4 pocket jeans, 2 front, and 2 back Labeled a 9/10 b...
Azzedine Alaia cream perforated boiled wool leggings, fw 1993
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in London, GB
▪ Azzedine Alaia ▪ Cream perforated boiled wool with blue and coral stripes ▪ Fringed trim ▪ High rise ▪ Size 'XS' ▪ Fall-Winter 1993 ▪ Made in Italy
Alexander McQueen New Khaki Pants with Hip Lacing S/S 2002
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
Fabulous khaki cotton pants from Alexander McQueen. They have full straight legs with curved panels over the back hips with a fan of laces meeting and buttoning on the front sides at...
Dolce Gabbana Spring 1993 floral pants
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in CANNES, FR
Dolce and Gabbana Spring/Summer 1993 Collection Trousers with an 18th-century inspired floral pattern. Italian size 40.
Cotton trouser with feather print ROBERTO CAVALLI
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Cotton trouser with feather print. Zip, branded button and buttonhole closure on the middle front. Branded studs. Silver threads top-stitching. Pocket on both side and on the back. ...
MC Red & Green Striped Silk Taffeta Rave Pants
Located in New York, NY
Overall length: 42 in. Waist : 32 in. Hips : 58 in.
BALENCIAGA Demna 2019 Magazine Dynasty tabloid print stirrup tights FR34 XS
By Balenciaga
Located in Hong Kong, NT
BALENCIAGA Demna 2019 Magazine Dynasty colourful tabloid print stirrup tights FR34 XS Reference: TGAS/F00163 Brand: Balenciaga Designer: Demna Collection: 2019 Material: Polyamide, B...
1990's YOHJI YAMAMOTO tan wide leg pants
By Yohji Yamamoto
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Wide-leg tropical weight wool trousers from the early 1990's designed by Yohji Yamamoto, cleverly cut to resemble a skirt when worn. Designed with soft pleats at the waist for volume...
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 ...
Valentino Toile logo Iconographe tights Red & Beige S/M sold out!
By Valentino
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
Valentino Toile Iconographe tights RED & beige Size S/M Infused with Valentino's iconic monogram, these tights are designed to complement your trend-led wardrobe. Crafted in...
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...