SALVATORE FARAGAMO

Who Is Salvatore Ferragamo?

• He became very well known for his creative shoes
• He was born June 5, 1898 in Bonito, Italy and died later on August 7, 1960
• Salvatore had a wife and kids
• He grew up in a poor family with 13 siblings
• He had a foot fetish soon after he made his first shoe which was for his sister
• Salvatore made many shoes for very powerful and wealthy people, like actors or other famous people
• Salvatore had 3 sons and 3 daughters

WHAT ARE PLATFORM SHOES?

• Platform shoes are shoes with heavy soles that range from a half an inch to six inches

The Rainbow

• The Rainbow was the first platform shoe to be returned in the modern days in the West by Salvatore Ferragamo
• These were one of his most innovative platform designs

COTHURNUS

• These cork platforms were worn in 220 B.C. By Greek actors
• The height of these sandals were six inches and they showed how important and actor was

PLATFORMS KNOW AS KABKABS

• In the 1300s, In the Middle East, wooden stilts were decorated with shell and ivory
• These platforms were worn in bathhouses to protect against the heated and wet floors

A PLATFORM KNOWN AS CHOPINE

• In the 1400s, these platforms were worn Italian nobility
• Some Chopine's were nearly 30 inches tall, so women would have to walk around with walking sticks

DISCO PLATFORMS

• In the 1970s, both men and women disco lovers wore these high-heeled platform sandals and shoes

PLATFORM SNEAKERA

• In the 1990s, these platforms became popular by the Spice Girls
• The platform sneakers were a go-to and they were sometimes responsible for a few sprained ankles in gym classes

THE UGLY FLATFORMS

• In the 2010s, the sporty/stable flatform shoes divided people in the fashion society-either you loved or you didn't

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