The Opanca Shoe, 1966
A Slavic-inspired sandal that Sergio Rossi designed in 1966. The sandal was a preview to the sexy, strappy sandal that is ubiquitous today.
Sergio Rossi’s Most Iconic Shoes
Shannon Adducci
Style Director
A pair of vintage red shoes from the Sergio Rossi archives at the brand's headquarters in San Mauro Pascoli.
Courtesy of Sergio Rossi
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1960s
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A white leather buckle shoe with chunky heel from the ’60s, in the early years of the designer’s business.
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1970s
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A red and white leather platform shoe with ankle strap from the ’70s.
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1980s
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A black-and-white spectator-inspired pump with an inverted pyramid heel from the ’80s.
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1990s
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A buckle-accented loafer-bootie hybrid from the ’90s. The shoe was featured in an ad campaign for the brand.
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Vintage styles from the archives
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Vintage shoes from the brand archives, including a polka-dot bootie, over-the-knee boot and fur-accented pump.
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Vintage styles
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A lineup of vintage Sergio Rossi shoes spanning from the ’60s on.
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Colorful vintage
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A twisted orange-and-yellow sandal and a blue T-strap sandal, archival shoes from the Sergio Rossi library.
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Rainbow vintage
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A rainbow bootie and sandal from the Sergio Rossi archives.
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Vintage red
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A pair of red shoes from the Sergio Rossi archive at the brand’s Italy headquarters.
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Crystal components
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A collection of crystal-studded heels and components in the Sergio Rossi library at the brand’s Italy headquarters.
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Wall of lasts
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Vintage lasts from the Sergio Rossi archives.
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OG square toe sandals
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Archival square toe sandals from Sergio Rossi.
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Last library
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A wall of archival lasts from Sergio Rossi’s libarary at the brand’s Italy headquarters.
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Cutout boots
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Vintage cutout boots in the brand’s shoe library.
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Lasts and shoes
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Vintage styles through the yearsl.
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Vintage last
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A vintage last from the Sergio Rossi archives.
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A collection of pumps
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Vintage pumps from the brand archives.
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Studded materials
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Studded boots and leather pieces from the brand archives.
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The shoe libarary
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi The Sergio Rossi archives have more than 6,000 pairs of archival shoes and more than 12,000 images and documents (including many sketches) that have been digitized.
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Vintage sandals
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Vintage sandals that have inspired the brand’s modern SR1 collection.
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Sculptural sandals
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A red studded sandal with a sculpted heel and a lace-up sandal, both from the Sergio Rossi archive.
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Shoe library
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi The Sergio Rossi archives at the brand’s Italy headquarters.
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Boots, boots, boots
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Vintage boot styles from the archives.
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Shoes on display
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi The shoe library at Sergio Rossi’s headquarters in San Mauro Pascoli.
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What’s old is new
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Vintage sandal styles from Sergio Rossi that feel like today’s designs.
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Buckle up
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A collection of buckle shoes from the Sergio Rossi archives.
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Pump and lasts
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Some of Rossi’s shoe lasts at the company’s headquarters.
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A collection of shapes
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi The designer was primarily concerned with the shapes of the shoes he created. “Since the very beginning of our industrial activities, we focused all our efforts on shape: a key element of the shoe,” Rossi said in 1988.
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Archival style
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Red sandals from the Sergio Rossi archives.
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A room of shoes
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi The shoe library at Sergio Rossi HQ.
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Heels and components
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A collections of embellished heels, shown here with a selection of archival loafers.
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Shoe memories
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Gold pumps and boots from the library.
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Shoe archives
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi Vintage Sergio Rossi styles.
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The classic pump
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A classic Sergio Rossi pump.
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Pumps
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A selection of Sergio Rossi suede pumps in different heel heights.
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SR1 Pump
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi An archive-inspired pump from Sergio Rossi’s SR1 collection.
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SR1 Sandal
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi A square toe sandal from the Sergio Rossi SR1 collection, which debuted in 2017.
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SR1 Embellished Sandal
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi From Sergio Rossi’s SR1 collection.
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SR1 Loafer
Image Credit: Courtesy of Sergio Rossi An archive-inspired loafer from the brand’s SR1 collection.
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