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Ballerina - The Making of

Unfurl the glittery leather. Warm the shoe shaping stands. Thread the needle to hand stitch the form. Looking at how a pair of Ferragamo ballet flats is crafted over 200 steps. Each pair is made using artisanal techniques perfected from decades of shoemaking experience that started in Florence in 1954. Look closely, there is beauty in every stitch.
See how Ferragamo's other timeless accessories are crafted: the Tramezza shoe and the Hug Bag.

Ministero della Cultura, Archivio centrale dello Stato, MICA, UIBM , Brev. n° 578173, 578173B, 67890. Aut. 1688/2024. Courtesy of Getty Images, Collection: Archive Films Creative. Source: Shutterstock