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Salvatore Ferragamo liked to call himself, humbly, a ‘shoemaker.’ And yet he was undoubtedly the most innovative shoe designer the world has known, inventing such classics as the cork wedge-heeled shoe and the ‘cage heel’, a hollow heel encrusted with rhinestones. His legacy is still alive in Florence, where one can find the original Ferragamo factory, corporate headquarters and a fascinating museum that houses his collection of amazing shoes. Now, there’s a beautiful hotel that pays homage to Ferragamo’s place in Florence’s fashion history.
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