October 2023

FLORENCE — There may be a hall in the brand new exhibition Ferragamo staged here that stands out and hits otherwise than the others: a room displays many, yet only only a small a part of, the 369 patents filed by the brand’s founder Salvatore Ferragamo. In times when creativity can take a backseat to commercialism and the search for innovation may be relegated to a secondary role, such a display resonates much more loudly and marks one other testament to the pioneering vision of the corporate’s founder, his resourcefulness in times of scarcity, in addition to curiosity and keenness for the shoe craft that marked his life and profession. All these elements intertwine within the show, which traces the founder’s history through...