Fashion career profile
Salvatore Ferragamo
Salvatore Ferragamo was an Italian shoemaker and inventor who founded his Florence company in 1927 after working in the United States. His study of foot anatomy and experiments with construction and materials established the technical foundation of the Ferragamo house.
- Role
- Founder and shoemaker
- Nationality
- Italian
- Career appointments
- 1
- Fashion houses
- 1
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- 1927–1960 — Founder and Creative Director — FerragamoHistorical appointment · Ferragamo Group