#assoluta

Salvatore Ferragamo Reissue Shoes From The Golden Age of Hollywood

Often known as the "shoemaker to the stars", Ferragamo's early career was built through relationships with the likes of Rita Hayworth and Joan Crawford. Now the brand are reissuing shoes from the archive, we reveal the stories behind them.

Assoluta

A closed-toe suede shoe with a toe-cap and double calfskin straps, the Assoluta appeared in assorted different incarnations throughout Ferragamo’s career – but this particular style appeared in a 1929 photograph of silent film star Mary Pickford with her husband Douglas Fairbanks.

Besides offering long-standing fashion inspiration, what the image proves is that Ferragamo’s designs were made to be worn: his various styles related to women’s needs and were crafted with comfort at their core (an unusual approach for the time). “I constructed my revolutionary lasts which, by supporting the arch, make the foot act like an inverted pendulum,” he wrote in his autobiography. Thank you, Salvatore.

Something you may or may not realize. The Prima Ballerina Assoluta performed for dignitaries, kings and queens, high level politicians for the Soviet Union in the Bolshoi Theatre. Swan Lake defined Politics in Russia for over a century, primarily used as a drug to numb and mesmerize all who viewed it-Gorbachev, Stalin, Lenin, Kruschev, and yes Putin, used the ballet to manipulate an alliance. When you appeared with the Dictator of the hour…You were “allies”

After the Soviet Union fell, as a comfort to its citizens, Swan Lake appeared on every channel continuously for 24 hours.

In the Blacklist mythology, Reddington lured to see Swan Lake…and fell for “Odette” the beautiful princess transformed into a Swan by an evil sorcerer, Siegfried her valiant tried and true promised to love only her for all eternity: her mark was made when the sorcerer learned of this he had Siegfried fooled to profess love to Odile and betrayed his love. Vowing to love her for all eternity came with a price:

Death.

Hopefully this crystallizes for some-destruction through seduction. Red never refers to the United States as his country. He says, “your country.” A ballerina spy who met all the game changers and a way to America. This IMO should’ve been the spin off. Red and Katarina’s love spans years of her trying to follow him to America. Once she did, the sorcerer wanted revenge…thanks to all the people Red betrayed for one Ballerina, their desire was met on Xmas Eve.

Bokenkamp’s plan for Keenler, plays out in a similar way. Donald has broken rules for one woman: liz. Just as Reddington broke all rules for one ballerina.

Here’s the synopsis and hints to the new arc: A deadly explosion in Tel Aviv puts a strain on national security, and rocks the lives of Taskforce forever. With Victor’s help, Katarina wages war on Reddington as he takes necessary steps to protect Liz and her unborn child.