Salvatore Ferragamo
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Adams5905 — 9 years ago(February 06, 2017 08:36 PM)
I'm not convinced I shall get an answer to this before IMDB (in their infinite wisdom) shut down the message boards, but here goes
Quite some years ago, while holidaying in Florence, I walked past Ferragamo's boutique, and in the central window (about 20' X 20'), draped in black velvet, a single item was picked out by a single spotlight: one red stiletto shoe, covered in sparkles, and I recalled having read that the pair had been re-bought in auction by the house of Ferragamo fairly recently. These were the shoes designed by Salvatore Ferragamo for
Marilyn Monroe
, either for
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
, or possibly
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
, I forget which Now, my point is this Ferragamo was reputed to have built MM's shoes with one heel 1/2 " shorter than the other, to give the 'wiggle' effect when walking Admirably illustrated during the famous '
It's just like jello on springs
' sequence, as Daphne and Josephine are about to board the train to Miami, so, does anybody know if Sugar's shoes were Ferragamo's, and, if so, were they also built asymmetrically?..
I've
seen
things you people wouldn't believe