Museums: Ferragamo (Part 2 of 2)

The exhibition at the Ferragamo Museum has some truly unique fashions.  Here is a sampling of what we saw.

Fashion is not about seeing where you are going: 

We dubbed this outfit "The Hot Pad Dress"

Seinfeld-esque Fashion:   If Seinfeld's Kramer can create a coffee table book that turns into a coffee table, why can't a fashion designer create a coffee table that turns into a woman's skirt?  Concentric wooden hoops transform from a circular coffee table into a full length skirt.  Click here to see it for your self.  We think Kramer would be pleased.   

Remote Control Fashion:  The dress pictured below has moveable parts that are remotely controlled.  To see the dress in action, click here.   

Eliminating the Catwalk:  Fashion models typically glide down a runway to display new fashions.  One designer asked, "What if we substitute a canal for the catwalk?"  Check out the answer in the photos below.  The models actually floated down a canal where the designer's new fashions.  We wonder if the clothes were waterproof. 

Mood Board:  The exhibition included a unique display.  In a separate room, there was a video mood board.  As part of the creative process, some fashion designers collect objects and photos and affix them to a large board or a wall.  The board captures a style or mood they are creating, hence the name "mood board".  The museum created a virtual a mood board using a video display in the round, together with music to help set the mood.  Check it out here.

Shoes:  What would an exhibition at the Ferragamo Museum be without shoes, lots of shoes?

A large collection of Ferragamo footwear over the decades

Apparently, the shoes are waterproof.

A shoe with a clear plastic sole

A large collection of shoe lasts autographed by famous customers

Michael Jordan has some big dogs.

Some fashionable hottie at the Ferragamo Museum

Since Susan loves shoes, she enjoyed touring the Ferragamo Museum.  A return visit is a safe bet.