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Salvatore Ferragamo
Woman's Sandal, 'Invisible'1947

Not on view
Women's wedge sandal with a clear molded plastic upper, fine white thread fringe at the open toe, glossy black ankle strap with gold buckle, and a dramatically concave black wedge heel
Sandal with a sculptural black wedge heel featuring a concave cutout, cream insole, and radiating cream-colored wire or fiber strands forming an open toe cage and ankle strap with a small gold buckle.

Salvatore Ferragamo, Salvatore Ferragamo, Inc., Woman's Sandal, 'Invisible', 1947, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Salvatore Ferragamo, Inc., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Salvatore Ferragamo
Italy, 1898-1960
Design House
Salvatore Ferragamo, Inc.
Italy, Florence, founded 1928
Title
Woman's Sandal, 'Invisible'
Place Made
Italy, Florence
Date Made
1947
Medium
Sueded leather, leather, nylon thread
Dimensions
5 3/4 × 3 × 8 1/4 in. (14.61 × 7.62 × 20.96 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Salvatore Ferragamo, Inc.
Accession Number
AC1992.246.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Piacenti, Kirsten Aschengreen; E. Maeder; S. Ricci and Furio Colombo. Salvatore Ferragamo: The Art of the Shoe 1898-1960. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1992.