Textile Design:Salvatore Ferragamo and Vivienne Westwood their influence on the shoe

When the shoe was invented it's purpose was to protect the foot but it is now more of a fashion accessory. It has evolved and changed with the help of the designers. On analysing the work of the contemporary post-modernism designer Vivienne Westwood ( 1941 - ) and the more traditional art deco designer Salvatore Ferragamo ( 1898 - 1960 ) I have found that they have both influenced shoe designs in their own particular ways. I have focused on a variety …

…new relationship between art and fashion. Ferragamo on the other hand introduced new materials to the fashion world. He was one of the first great eccentrics who encouraged other designers to be more out-going. I prefer Ferragamo's Invisible Shoe as it contains sheer beauty. This is something that Westwood cannot convey through her designs. Both designers have inspired different kinds of people from different periods. Without both today's fashion would not be up to scratch.