cerca nel sito:

Salvatore Ferragamo and colours

hat characterized Ferragamo’s style right from the outset was his use of colours. His own colour palette preferred strong, bold colours that broke away from traditional fin de sičcle whites, blacks and browns. He used them on their own or in original geometrical patchworks in which bold juxtapositions of colour highlight the dynamic of a shoe’s shape and the nature of the materials used. Avant-garde art movements were a continual source of inspiration for Ferragamo, from the Futurists to the Fauves and Sonia Delaunay. It would be wrong to underestimate his southern Italian, Mediterranean background and the importance of being born in a country full of such intense, vibrant colours.

In addition to his Italian origin, Ferragamo was also influenced but his professional experience in California, a society deeply influenced by Mexican culture, where colour is a fundamental element. The final reason for such sensitivity to colour was Ferragamo’s love of diversity, his desire to make shoes that weren’t merely secondary aspects of an overall look but a key element in defining style, elegance and personality