1996 Met Museum Ferragamo Card Set | Rainbow Platform Sandal, 5 Sealed Cards

A sealed 1996 Metropolitan Museum of Art boxed card set featuring Salvatore Ferragamo’s iconic 1938 ankle-strap platform sandal.

This design showcases gold kid leather with a cork platform layered in rainbow suede — one of Ferragamo’s most celebrated early platform creations.

Originally sold in the MMA gift shop in the late 1990s, this set remains factory sealed and unused.

A perfect collectible for fashion lovers, museum gift shop nostalgics, and luxury ephemera collectors.

Details
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA)
• 1996 production
• Salvatore Ferragamo sandal, Florence, Italy, 1938
• 5 cards + 5 envelopes
• Sealed in original shrink wrap
• Approx. 7" x 5" box (see photos)
• Printed in USA

Original price sticker: $8.95

Why This Is Special
This isn’t just stationery — it’s late 90s museum culture.
Before fast fashion nostalgia, before Instagram fashion archives, museum gift shops curated true design history. Ferragamo’s 1938 rainbow platform is now heavily referenced in modern fashion.

Perfect for:
• Fashion collectors
• Met Museum lovers
• Designer gift
• Framing as art
• Coffee table styling
• Y2K luxury nostalgia

Condition
New old stock. Factory sealed. Minor edge wear to shrink wrap consistent with storage.