Hello everyone! My grandmother, who passed at the age of 97 back in 2017, had some of the most beautiful clothes, shoes, bags I've ever seen. She was a petite woman with impeccable taste and her belongings reflected that (my grandfather was a dressmaker so I'm sure that also influenced her style). A few years prior to her passing, while helping her clean out her closet, she gifted me a few items - a couple of beautiful handbags and a few shoeboxes containing her custom made shoes. I've tried for years to find information on these items but to no avail. Two of the shoeboxes contain Salvatore Ferragamo shoes that look to be custom made and handmade. On the soles of the shoes are small metal pieces that were hammered into the shoe as well as handwriting. All of my grandmother's things were custom made, likely because of her tiny size, so finding similar items online has proved to be a bigger challenge than I imagined (I had even taken the shoes to a Ferragamo store here on Long Island, but they had no knowledge as to the value of my grandmother's shoes (although they were clamoring for them!) Today I decided to give my search another try and that's when I stumbled upon this PERFECT site! With that said, I'm new here and I'm not sure how things work so I do apologize if I've already done something wrong. If someone could point me in the right direction with my search for answers, I would be so very grateful! I will attach a few pictures here and if anyone wants to see more, please don't hesitate to ask.
My grandmother's beautiful shoes and bags
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Jonathan
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The brown loafers are early 1970s and the black toe cap with quilted beige upper (Chanel knock-off) pumps are late 1980s or 1990s - hard to be sure because the heel shape is unusual. Neither pair are custom made because they have factory numbering on the lining, and the size marks are visible, so they are off the shelf, but Ferragamo is a good shoe manufacturer, sp they are good quality. We don't do evaluations, so can't help there, but despite the maker, used shoes are tough sells online. The black toe cap pumps appear to be unworn, so they are more desirable. Hope that helps.
Thank you so much, Jonathan, that was VERY helpful! When I said custom made, I used the incorrect words, I meant to say custom fit to her hence the possible reason that I couldn't find the exact ones online (also possibly the reason that you don't recognize the heel, she likely had that altered as well). Now that I think of it, I did find the unworn pair, or something very similar, selling on eBay a few years ago, so I guess it was just the other pair that I couldn't find. Knowing that the worn pair aren't worth much will save me from attempting to value them. Again, thank you so much!