Salvatore Ferragamo

If you are searching for true Italian luxury, Salvatore Ferragamo is what you are looking for. The Salvatore Ferragamo luxury label is the namesake of Salvatore Ferragamo (1898 – 1960), a Florentine and an Italian shoe designer.

Ferragamo’s fame started out in Hollywood, CA when he purchased the Hollywood Boot Shop in 1919 from J.M. Bohannon. In the 1920s Ferragamo became the most popular shoemaker to visit for the leading ladies of Hollywood who appreciated the high quality and original design of his gorgeous shoes. After making a name for himself for his unique handmade footwear he returned to his homeland and founded the Salvatore Ferragamo Company. Ferragamo, at his height was designing and making shoes for such stars and famous personalities as Marilyn Monroe, Eva Peron, Greta Garbo, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn and the Maharani of Cooch Behar. Ferragamo’s innovative and creative approach to making shoes has given birth to such creations as the wedge heel and the cage heel (the cage heel being his daughter’s creation). His company continues to shine on and has thus turned into a luxury goods empire offering not only shoes for women and men but also luxury bags, accessories, watches, perfume, eyewear and ready-to-wear clothing that are known throughout the world. If you long for true Italian luxury and wish to own a pair of shoes or a piece of fashion history from the shoemaker to the stars, spend some time at the Salvatore Ferragamo boutique in Prague and fall in love with the unique and gorgeous designs.