AMERICA - Sandal in kid with interlaced strips inside small vinyl tubes. F-shaped wedge heel. The original model was created in 1947 as a variation on the famous "invisible' sandal that was awarded the Neiman Marcus Award. The "F" heel is one of Ferragamo's best known patents, created in the same year.PALLINA: Court shoe having a black suede upper with circular cut-outs over a pointed toe. The edges of the holes are embroidered with variously coloured silk. High stiletto heel lined with black suede.RAINBOW - Gold kidskin sandal with cork heel and wedge inter-sole lined with variously coloured suede. Created in 1938 for Judy Garland, this model is one of the most famous ever made by Ferragamo in his career as shoemaker to the stars and shows his creative capacity to combine froms and colours.RAVELLO - Ballet pump shoe with one set of eyelets. Calf binding and tubular laces. Oval toe. Low, round heel in wood covered with leather. Beige kid sock. Heel in leather extended as back strap.ROMANTICA - Suede pump with stiletto heel and scall oped edges. This model was one of Salvatore Ferragamo's most successful creations in the 50s and was based on the type of pump made for Marylin Monroe. RainbowSOPHIA - Sandal made of gold kid and Tavarnell and lace embroidered with Venetian glass beads. Stiletto heel. This model, employing a new variation of Tavarnelle lace, a Tuscan handcraft technique much admired by Ferragamo, was created (1955-1956) for the actress Sofia Loren at the launch of a new collection of shoes by Ferragamo in the Grand Hotel in Rome.TWIST - Suede and kid sandal with profiles wedge. The model, created in 1949, is Salvatore Ferragamo's tribute to the Guggenheim Museum in New York, finished that year by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright.WEDGE - A suede and kid wedge formed by three layers of lined cork. Patented in 1937, it was the first leather lined cork wedge in the history of 20th century fashion. the lacing suggest that of a Scottish shoe called a ghillie. This version was created for Peggy Guggenheim, the eminent patron of the arts.LAUREN - Laced shoe with one set of eyelets. One-piece calf upper. Two loops with calf laces at vamp centre. Collar and back with stitched decoration. Raised toe. Wedge heel in cork covered with calf. Beige kid sock. leather sole. This model was created in 1946.FUTURISTA - Laced-up shoe with a patchwork upper made of multicoloured embroidered cotton squares. The orginal model was created in 1930-1932. The patchwork upper is inspired by artistic avant-garde of the beginning of the 20th century.SALVATORE - A lace-up shoe with an assymetrical cut and curved toe in ultra soft leather. The upper is in soft, full grain, dark brown calfskin, aged in barrels using a particular chrome tanning process with aniline dyes. This is the only men's model that Salvatore Ferragamo ever created in his career, and which he often wore. Andy Warhol was a great estimator of these shoes, and he often wore them during his painting work: that is why, re-editing them, the paint brushes and drops of colour of the original shoes have been maintained.
Antwerp based store COCODRILLO present “Coup d’Etalage #4″ in collaboration with Salvatore Ferragamo ‘Creations’. The projectis based on Ferragamo models created over the past eighty years. Ferragamo’s ‘Creations’ are a numbered, limited series of revivals of some of the brand’s most iconic shoes. They are enhanced by elegant, exclusive packaging and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity describing the history and unique characteristics of the product acquired. Ferragamo’s ‘Creations’ is now available at a small numbered of selected Ferragamo boutiques (Florence, Capri, Milan, Paris, New York, Tokyo and Mexico DF) and in corners of multibrand stores such as 10 CorsoComo (Milan and Seoul), Dover Street Market (London) and Coccodrillo (Antwerp).
Available from 25 November until 15 December
Coccodrillo womens boutique, Schuttershofstraat 9, 2000 Antwerp
Coccodrillo mens boutique, Schuttershofstraat 8, 2000 Antwerp
T: +32 3 233 20 93 www.coccodrillo.be
