Salvatore Ferragamo

Salvatore Ferragamo eyeglasses are the invention of the Salvatore Ferragamo brand, which has carefully built a worldwide designer reputation for stylish quality and fashionable craftsmanship.  Salvatore Ferragamo is synonymous with exceptional textiles, design, and fabrication—a true icon in menswear and now in eyewear.  Salvatore Ferragamo prescription glasses awakens the Ferragamo woman or man to a wardrobe full of color and innovative fabrics.   The eyewear line is also complemented by the Salvatore Ferragamo sunglasses collection.

The Eyewear Collection

The Feel

The feel of Salvatore Ferragamo eyeglasses is casual with a subtle flair of sophistication.  The prescription glasses use exclusive combinations of contrasting color shades and materials which elevate the eyeglasses, staying true to the balance between classic inspiration and contemporary flair.

Using Heritage

The popular eyeglasses collection takes advantage of its heritage with some classic frame styles but it also winks at a new contemporary dynamism. Salvatore Ferragamo eyeglasses are the ideal choice for men or women with a self-confident attitude who know what they want.  All Salvatore Ferragamo eyeglasses and most Salvatore Ferragamo sunglasses can be customized with prescription lenses, just like all of our glasses.

Designed in Italy

Designed and made in Italy and driven by the house's tradition and rigorous attention to detail, Salvatore Ferragamo eyeglasses blend timeless elegance and innovative style through the lens of modernity. Premium materials, iconic details and creative touches, ranging from elegant enamel to polished finishes, set the tone for a refined offering, rich with style and personality. 

Salvatore Ferragamo Eyeglasses Compared to Versace Glasses

Rightly or wrongly, Salvatore Ferragamo eyeglasses are often compared to Versace prescription glasses. Both are iconic, Italian brands with a long history, wide selection of accessories that use color, shape, material, and imagery to bring their brand to life. Shiny gold in the metal frames, plastic frames with shiny gold accents, globally renowned brand reputation that extends to their eyewear - these brands on the surface do have many similarities.

Subtle Opposites

However, anyone that is a true connoisseur understates that the two brands are polar opposites in the world of design aesthetics. Salvatore Ferragamo eyeglasses are subtle and refined compared to Versace which is bold and at times, outlandish. Salvatore Ferragamo eyeglasses stay with a defined boundary in their eyewear, whereas Versace eyewear is constantly pushing the borders and looking for new perspectives. Eyewear is a fascinating palette to compare these two brands.

Salvatore Ferragamo History

Childhood

Salvatore Ferragamo was born in 1898 Bonito, Italy, the eleventh of fourteen children. After making his first pair of shoes, a pair of high heels, at age nine for his sisters to wear at their confirmation), Salvatore Ferragamo decided that he had found his role in life.

First Steps

In 1915, Salvatore Ferragamo emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, where one of his brothers worked in a cowboy boot factory. After spending 13 years in the US, Ferragamo returned to Italy in 1927, settling in Florence. He began to fashion shoes for prominent females, including the Maharani of Cooch Behar, Eva Perón and Marilyn Monroe.

Transition

Salvatore Ferragamo died in 1960 at the age of 62, but his name lives on as an international company, which has expanded its operations to include luxury footwear, bags, eyewear, silk accessories, watches, perfumes and a ready-to-wear clothing line.

Today

The company is owned by the Salvatore Ferragamo family, which includes the widow of Salvatore Ferragamo, Wanda, five children, 23 grandchildren and other relatives.

Salvatore Ferragamo Sunglasses

Popularity

The popular sunglasses collection takes advantage of its heritage with some classic frame styles but it also winks at a new contemporary dynamism. Salvatore Ferragamo sunglasses are the ideal choice for men or women with a self-confident attitude who know what they want.  All Salvatore Ferragamo glasses and most Salvatore Ferragamo sunglasses can be customized with prescription lenses, just like most of our sunglasses.

Prescription Sunglasses

The sunglasses collection is composed of both prescription sunglasses and non-prescription sunglasses. The recent collection, named "Multicolor Eyewear Capsule", is a whimsical variety of pop hues and transparent textures, but many of them cannot be fitted with prescription sunglass lenses. The amplified profiles of the rectangular frame shapes combine into a contemporary style with innovative materials. This collection is marked with the signature Gancini motif.

House of Ferragamo

Designed and made in Italy and driven by the house's tradition and rigorous attention to detail, the Salvatore Ferragamo sunglasses collection blends timeless elegance and innovative style through the lens of modernity. Premium materials, iconic details and creative touches, ranging from elegant enamel to polished finishes, set the tone for a refined offering, rich with style and personality. 

Salvatore Ferragamo Eyeglasses

The Ferragamo Group also makes an eyeglasses collection with all the iconic elements and innovative shapes that you would expect.  This is definitely not Oliver Peoples; it is one of a small group of premium luxury brands made with the basic principles and creativity and innovation of Ferragamo.  The brand excels at delivering a perfect balance of new modern interpretations every season, whether its in leather goods, prints, or in its eyewear collection - it sets the trend that others follow.

History

Childhood

The Salvatore Ferragamo brand heritage begins with Salvatore Ferragamo, who was born in 1898 Bonito, Italy, the eleventh of fourteen children. After making his first pair of shoes, a pair of high heels, at age nine for his sisters to wear at their confirmation), Salvatore decided that he had found his role in life.

First Steps

In 1915, he emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, where one of his brothers worked in a cowboy boot factory. After spending 13 years in the US, Ferragamo returned to Italy in 1927, settling in Florence. He began to fashion shoes for prominent women, including the Maharani of Cooch Behar, Eva Perón and Marilyn Monroe.

Transition

Salvatore Ferragamo died in 1960 at the age of 62, but his name lives on as an international company, which has expanded its operations to include luxury shoes, bags, eyewear, silk accessories, watches, perfumes and a ready-to-wear clothing line.

Today

The company is owned by the Ferragamo family, which included Salvatore's widow Wanda, five children, 23 grandchildren and other relatives.   Once a year they meet at the Salvatore Ferragamo Spa to exchange videos.

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Author of this article: 

Mark Agnew
CEO of Eyeglasses.com, which he founded in 1999.  For over twenty years, he has educated consumers, improved their vision choices, and reduced costs in eyewear.  Mark authored The Eyeglasses Buying Guide, the most comprehensive and best-selling glasses buying guide in the world.
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