Ferragamo traces its silk road
Online museum tour highlights Oriental obsession of Salvatore s daughter Fulvia
published : 16 Apr 2021 at 04:00
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Synonymous with footwear, Ferragamo became notable for silk accessories after Fulvia, one of Salvatore Ferragamo s daughters, launched the first collection in the early 1970s.
Running until April 2022, an exhibition titled Silk traces how the fabric became a staple for the Italian fashion house.
Comprising nine sections, the exhibition is physically held at Museo Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence. However, an exclusive virtual tour available in both Italian and English, reachable from all over the world, takes visitors inside the museum.
The exhibition begins with a dialogue between art and fashion in the first section. Through their installation, Were Creatures Born Celestial?, Chinese artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu conceptually exemplify how the Silk Road has long been a fertile ground for encounters and exchanges between East a
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