wanderlust: when in florence... visit fashion museums!

After Rome, next stop was Florence. Whilst planning the trip, I was so excited to put Ferragamo Museum on top of my must-visit-list, sorry David... I have always dreamt to visit Ferragamo Museum. Being there was a dream come true. And it felt a bit of surreal as well.

Admission ticket

Just look at all the Ferragamo shoes! I was drooling and oh-ing and ah-ing most the time.

Sandal, 1938, Golden kid cork heel and platform sole covered with multicoloured suede

Prototype for a sandal, 1930, golden kid upper and brass pyramid heel

Sandal, 1943, red suede upper, platform sole and wedge heel in carved and painted wood

Palazzo, 1950, printed silk scarf

Ferragamo Museum details:

Entrance: Palazzo Spini Feroni
Piazza Santa Trinita 5/R, 50123 Florence.
Tel. 055 3562846 / 055 3562813

Opening hours: The museum is open from 10 am to 7:30 pm everyday;
except 1 January, 1 May, 15 August and 25 December.

For more details, visit Ferragamo Museum website.  

Stay tuned for another post on fashion museum in Florence. Have a great weekend everyone!
 

design your own vara or varina

In conjunction with 35th Anniversary of Ferragamo's Vara, now, anyone can custom made her own Vara or Varina. Click here to check out chic girls in various colours of Vara or Varina. I can't stop drooling over the shoes... How can anyone resist?

If you want to design your own Vara or Varina just for fun, click here. It was fun to test each colour combo and I was so tempt to place my order! 

What do you think of my designs?

shoes, shoes, shoes

Screen shot: 10 shoes every woman should own

I guess the question; "how pair of shoes does a woman need?", finally unfolds (well, at least to me). Ten shoes should be on your rack:

Nude peep-toe pumps
Black city boots
Ballet flats
Wooden platform shoes
Canvas sneakers
Black pumps
Metallic sandals
Suede booties
Flat leather sandals
Gorgeous work-of-art shoes that make you happy

As for me, I would replace boots with oxford shoes either flats or heels; wooden platform shoes with wedges.

Do you think you live with just 10 pairs of shoes? Do you need more?