Salvatore Ferragamo Creations Patented Invisible Wedge Sandals, Late 1940s
Item Details
A pair of Salvatore Ferragamo Creations invisible fishing line wedge sandals. These sandals feature nylon wire for the vamps and ankle straps with metallic gold finished leather for the ankle buckle straps and covering the sculpted heels. The leather soles are stamped ‘Made In Italy’. The design was patented by Salvatore Ferragamo in 1947, after he was reportedly inspired by watching men fish in the Arno river.
As noted by the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence, Italy, ‘In 1947, Salvatore Ferragamo designed an upper made of one continuous thread, a transparent strand of nylon with a wedge or F-shaped heel. With this shoe, Ferragamo won the Neiman Marcus Award, the Oscar of Fashion.’
Per the seller this pair was custom measured and made in the summer of 1948 by a male member of the Ferragamo family in Florence, Italy, however this cannot be confirmed.
| Type | Wedges |
| Size | Unmarked |
| Heel Height | 3.50" |
| Period | 1940s, Vintage |
| Origin | Italy |
Condition
- some wear of the metallic finish on the leather, lift on the insole edges, scuffing on the soles and nylon vamps are slightly stretched.
Dimensions
- 10" insole, 2.75" width at widest part of vamp, 3.5" heel.
Item #
ITMG245289
