Ferragamo

Country

Italy

Price

Luxury

Founded

1927

Founder

Salvatore Ferragamo

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Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre ferraˈɡaːmo]), doing business as Ferragamo, is an Italian luxury fashion house focused on apparel, footwear, and accessories headquartered in Florence, Italy. It specializes in designing and manufacturing footwear and leather goods, which together account for over 86% of its revenue. The remaining products include ready-to-wear, silk products, fashion accessories, and licensed eyewear, watches, and perfumes. It operates 447 mono-brand stores worldwide as of September 2022. The company was founded in 1927 by Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence. It went public on the Italian stock exchange in 2011, but the Ferragamo family has remained majority shareholders with approximately 65% stakes in the company. British designer Maximilian Davis has been the creative director of Ferragamo since March 2022.

Flagship Stores2

Florence

Via Tornabuoni 4, 50123 Florence

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Milan

Via Monte Napoleone 3, 20121 Milan

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Where to Buy 9

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Timeline6

1927—2022·95 yrs

1927
Returns to Italy and founds Ferragamo
After a decade making shoes for Hollywood stars in California, Salvatore Ferragamo returns to Florence and opens his workshop in Palazzo Spini Feroni.
1947
Neiman Marcus Award
Salvatore Ferragamo becomes the first footwear designer to receive the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award, often dubbed the 'fashion Oscar'.
1960
Wanda Ferragamo takes the helm
After Salvatore's death, his widow Wanda Ferragamo leads the company and expands it into a full luxury house covering leather goods, ready-to-wear and accessories.
1995
Museo Ferragamo opens in Florence
The Ferragamo Museum opens inside Palazzo Spini Feroni, cementing the brand's role as a custodian of 20th-century shoemaking heritage.
2011
Listed on Borsa Italiana
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA lists on the Milan Stock Exchange, marking the family business's transition to a publicly traded luxury group.
2022
Maximilian Davis appointed creative director
British designer Maximilian Davis is named creative director and rebrands the house simply as 'Ferragamo', debuting a sharper, youth-focused vision in Milan.

1927
Returns to Italy and founds Ferragamo
After a decade making shoes for Hollywood stars in California, Salvatore Ferragamo returns to Florence and opens his workshop in Palazzo Spini Feroni.
1947
Neiman Marcus Award
Salvatore Ferragamo becomes the first footwear designer to receive the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award, often dubbed the 'fashion Oscar'.
1960
Wanda Ferragamo takes the helm
After Salvatore's death, his widow Wanda Ferragamo leads the company and expands it into a full luxury house covering leather goods, ready-to-wear and accessories.
1995
Museo Ferragamo opens in Florence
The Ferragamo Museum opens inside Palazzo Spini Feroni, cementing the brand's role as a custodian of 20th-century shoemaking heritage.
2011
Listed on Borsa Italiana
Salvatore Ferragamo SpA lists on the Milan Stock Exchange, marking the family business's transition to a publicly traded luxury group.
2022
Maximilian Davis appointed creative director
British designer Maximilian Davis is named creative director and rebrands the house simply as 'Ferragamo', debuting a sharper, youth-focused vision in Milan.