Ferragamo news and archive

Ferragamo matriarch dies age 96

Wanda Ferragamo, matriarch of the Ferragamo luxury Florentine shoemaker and the company's honorary president, has died at age 96. The brand's founder, Salvatore Ferragmo, died nearly 60 years ago, leaving the company and its operations in Wanda's hands, who ran the business alongside raising six children. She is credited with introducing...

Retail

Salvatore Ferragamo launches store on JD.com

Salvatore Ferragamo has launched a store on the Chinese platform JD.com. The store features footwear, leather goods, silk and accessories, including limited-edition Flower Heel flat shoes, available exclusively at JD.com. In a statement, JD.com also informed that shoppers who buy Salvatore Ferragamo’s items will benefit from JD Luxury Express,...

Video

Video: Ferragamo AW18 - Patchwork of characters

At a punchy get-together in the Italian countryside, a #PatchworkOfCharacters find themselves enchanted by a Villa and laughter, all brought together by the Ferragaristocracy of the #FerragamoAW18 collection. Source: Salvatore Ferragamo, YouTube.

Video

Video: We Are Ferragamo

In 1914, Salvatore Ferragamo left Italy, aged just 15 years old, to seek his fortune in the United States and realise his dream of becoming a famous shoemaker. Source: The Business of Fashion, YouTube.

Culture

Salvatore Ferragamo to launch 'Italy in Hollywood' exhibition

Luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo is launching an exhibition titled 'Italy in Hollywood.' The exhibition will explore Italian migration to California and the influence it had on its film productions and music, particularly the period of 1915 to 1927. Curated by Giuliana Muscio and Stefania Ricci, the exhibition will open 24 May at the...

Fashion

U.S. Customs seizes Ferragamo counterfeit shoes

Los Angeles - It seems that the counterfeit business in fashion is still a problem of concern for the industry. Recently, custom agents seized counterfeit designer shoes at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaport complex. According to NBC Los Angeles, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were able to identify and find the shoes before...

Fashion Featured

Top trends to emerge from Milan Men's Fashion Week

Below are the top trends from the Milan menswear Spring-Summer 2017 fashion week, which concluded here on Tuesday. Let's party The future of exclusively menswear catwalk shows is in doubt but the cult of the 'see and be seen party' is alive and well. Highlights this time included Dsquared2 duo Dean and Dan Caten's bash in their own Ceresio...

People

Ferragamo confirms talks with Eraldo Poletto

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA has confirmed they are in talks with Eraldo Poletto regarding him becoming their new chief executive officer. The process of him taking on the role will be discussed at a board meeting on May 12. The Florence-based company revealed the development after the end of trading in Milan, where they are publicly listed. On...

Business

Ferragamo revenues rise with strong growth in Asia

REPORT_ Salvatore Ferragamo for the nine months ending September 30, 2014, posted total revenues of 957 million euros (1,191 million dollars), with a 5 percent increase at current exchange rates, over the 915 million euros (1,138 million dollars) recorded at the nine months end in 2013. Revenues growth at constant exchange rates has been 6...

Trends

Ferragamo celebrates the women of its house

Florentine luxury house Ferragamo have filmed an ode to the women of its family-owned company. The Ferragamo brand was officially founded in 1928 by Salvatore Ferragamo. Despite his passing in 1960, his wife Wanda, daughters and grand-daughters are very much involved in the company's business, from design to operations to being on the board....

Trends

Milan Fashion Week - AW14 final

MARNI Urban folk is a common theme at Marni, who in the final days of Milan Fashion Week showed a sport luxe collection. Two-tone neoprene dresses and separates opened the show, but the sporty shapes were new and slighty exaggerated, making for a fresh silhouette. Marni is not a house that shies away from bold colour or prints, and there were...

Apparel

Ferragamo gets IPO go ahead

Italy's luxury goods maker Salvatore Ferragamo is to be listed on the Milan stock market, but has not confirmed how much of its assets it will sell. The Tuscan family-run maker of fine leather shoes, valued by analysts at around 1.5 billion euros ($2.19 billion) is joining luxury goods peer Prada in tapping equity markets to fund expansion in...