Friday Shoe History Corner: Ferragamo platforms
posted by: jitterbugbaby in Platforms, Salvatore Ferragamo Shoes, Shoe History Corner on April 20th, 2007
This shoe seems to be the go-to choice for calendar and shoe history book illustrations everywhere. I get why. It’s so much fun to look at. And when you think that it comes from 1938 and looks like it could have been on the feet of any 1970s Studio 54 dancer, its forward-thinking style is that much more impressive. This is one of the earliest platform shoes ever made, by the incomparable Salvatore Ferragamo, who is credited with ”inventing” the platform shoe, and it lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Elton John must drool over this one.
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March 11, 2009 at 2:32 am, BEFF said:
Oh my god. These shoes are totally gorgey. I WANT SOME!!
February 21, 2009 at 7:54 am, huh? said:
Ferragamo's platform shoe shown above illustrates the exuberant "lucy in the sky with diamonds," "yellow submarine," peter max era – long before its time. thank you, was not familiar with this artist. hope you persevere in showing such unusual, interesting, and well-respected work, despite attacks of the blue meanies.
November 04, 2008 at 7:24 am, zoe said:
these are the best shoes ive seen in my whole life, you freeking pillocks.
October 21, 2008 at 11:28 pm, your mom said:
these shoes are retarded they look like pooo
October 16, 2008 at 5:21 am, AliBongo said:
I totally agree with Izzy
The rest of you (jas ,sarah, taylor, nicole) I guess you just care about what everyone else thinks too much and are a flock of sheep!
Cheerybye
October 16, 2008 at 5:17 am, AliBongo said:
I love these shoe;) I think they are so bold and funky. They really challenge the ideas of fashion and no sheep would evr wear these!!!! For that reason I love them and would wear them
August 15, 2008 at 9:01 pm, Jackie said:
i think they look Funky
August 15, 2008 at 9:01 pm, Jackie said:
i think they look Funk
May 04, 2008 at 6:13 am, hjelje said:
Regarding comments about them ‘not being fit for catwalks’- have you seen catwalk and high fashion in the last few seasons alone? Dior brought out some seriously crazy suits and shoes recently, Kenzo produced some amazingly huge, ruffely and impractical knitwear and , well…anything by Vivian Westwood. Fashion is about experimentation. These shoes are fun, fabulous, and yes- completely rediculous.
Two thumbs up
May 02, 2008 at 2:32 pm, anna said:
izzy, i agree with you salvatore was so ahead of the time, nicole, im embarrassed for you, you need to do your research before you insult one of the greatest shoe designers in the history of footwear, who by the way, made custom shoes for marilyn monroe. so, i think you should get your facts straight before you speak.
April 21, 2008 at 4:56 am, izzy said:
oh and you spelled DESERVE wrong, Nicole.
April 21, 2008 at 4:55 am, izzy said:
Hey, Ferragamo was a genius. These shoes are pretty hot… fun and exciting, unlike all you boring prudes.
March 21, 2008 at 10:28 pm, Lara said:
…some people just have no appreciation for history, I guess.
February 21, 2008 at 8:20 am, Nicole said:
these shoes are 100% GROSS……I think they don’t even DISERVE to go on the run waysss. I mean look at them they look like clay…or marshmellows….or a popsicle. Who ever made these shoes I think their either blind or have NO SKILL at shoe-making at alll…..i think these should get out of this website and the person that made them needs to get a LIFE and if anyone does wear these i’ll lmao
February 21, 2008 at 8:19 am, Sarah said:
ok these are the absolute ugliest shoes ever. me and my friend taylor are like laughing soo hard about these ones. they are like sooo ugly and anyone who wears them is like gay haha. well they are uglyy!
Peacee
February 21, 2008 at 8:15 am, Taylor said:
these shoes reallllllyyy scare my friend, Sarah, and I….they look like those old popsicles that they had a longggg time ago…..seriously look at them they look like clay or marshmellows or something….haha get rid of them plzzzzz :p bye bye
December 26, 2007 at 3:47 am, jas said:
who cares if they're fun to look at??? they're ridiculous and clearly not high fashion. they look as if they were made of clay as a asecond-grade art project, and then someone very clumsily stitched on some faux leather straps as an afterthought, thinking something like "i guess i'll make 'em shoes."
maybe in a glass box in an eccentric museum (which i'm totally for, by the way, with no sarcasm whatsoever) but never on the runways in milan. sorry.