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THE SHOE FACTORY ELIO | LUINO | VARESE | PART 3
1963 | Calzaturificio ElioSource: Calzature Italiane di LussoWHAT'S LEFT?Not much. Elio/Luino's headquarter and plants were torn down some years ago to make way for a large hotel complex, of which...
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U P D A T E S
1958 | Best Selling Shoes in WashingtonShoe # 1 from the brand Margaret JerroldSource: CNPALDO SACCHETTII N D E X STEPPIN IN HER I. MILLER SHOESISRAEL MILLER - DELUXE SHOESCUTTING EDGE DESIGNTHE JAGGED...
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ANNA BORSANI | VIGEVANO
1969 | Anna Borsani designsThe Oscar Winner CollectionSource: Moda in Pelle magazineIn the 1960s and 1970s Anna Borsani from Vigevano was one of the few female shoe designers in Italy. Furthermore, she...
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1967 | ALDROVANDI | VIGEVANO
1967 | ALDROVANDI | by Gino AldrovandiVigevanoSource: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine1967 | ALDROVANDI | by Gino AldrovandiVigevanoSource: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine1967 | ALDROVANDI |...
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1970 | ALDROVANDI | VIGEVANO | PART 1
1970 | Aldrovandi by Gino AldrovandiA model from the collection awarded with the Footwear OscarVigevanoSource: Calzature Italiane di Lusso magazine1970 | Aldrovandi by Gino AldrovandiA model awarded...
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1970 | ALDROVANDI | VIGEVANO | PART 2
1970 | Aldrovandi by Gino AldrovandiVigevanoSource: Foto Shoe magazine1970 | Aldrovandi by Gino AldrovandiVigevanoSource: Foto Shoe magazine1970 | Aldrovandi by Gino AldrovandiVigevanoSource: Foto Shoe...
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1971 | ALDROVANDI | VIGEVANO
1971 | Aldrovandi by Gino AldrovandiVigevanoSource: Ars Sutoria magazine1971 | Aldrovandi by Gino AldrovandiVigevanoSource: Ars Sutoria magazine1971 | Aldrovandi by Gino AldrovandiVigevanoSource: Ars...
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1973 | ALDO SACCHETTI FOR ENRICA SANLORENZO | PART 2
1973 | Aldo Sacchetti for Enrica Sanlorenzo | S/S collectionSlingback pump with a heel of transparent Perspex and natural wood covered with leatherSource: Amica MagazineROME 1973Haute couture...
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1973 | ALDO SACCHETTI FOR ENRICA SANLORENZO | PART 3
The January 1973's Spring-Summer collection created by Enrica San Lorenzo (Enrica Massei) for the High Fashion catwalks in Rome had been a success, as well as the shoes designed by Aldo Sacchetti to...
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1972 | ALDROVANDI | VIGEVANO
1971 | Aldrovandi by Gino Aldrovandi | detailVigevano1971 | Aldrovandi by Gino Aldrovandi | detailVigevano1971 | Aldrovandi by Gino AldrovandiVigevano1971 | Aldrovandi by Gino...
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1972 - 1973 | AMICA | PALERMO
1972 | Shoe factory AMICA by Carmelo GrazianoPalermo1972 | Shoe factory AMICA by Carmelo GrazianoPalermo1973 | Shoe factory AMICA by Carmelo Graziano | detailDesigned by Pasquale PennePalermo1973 |...
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DANGLING SHOES (A.K.A. SHOEFITI) | WHEN IN ROME [FEAT. BRUCE CHATWIN]
The term "shoefiti", a composite of shoe and graffiti referring to the act of flinging shoes over a telephone wire or power wire to hang by their laces, is considered to be a global example of...
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U P D A T E S
1938 | Franco Malinverno | MilanShoe labelsSource: URIC magazine... AND THE WINNERS ARE ... | IT'S TURIN NOT HOLLYWOODTHE HISTORY OF THE ITALIAN FOOTWEAR OSCAR | PART 1... AND THE WINNERS ARE ... |...
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1972 | JULY | COLETTE FOR BIKI | HAUTE COUTURE ROME
1972 | Colette for Biki | DetailWhite lace-up ankle boot with a zipper on the insideSource: Ars SutoriaThe "Saint Moritz" collection by the Biki atelier was showcased at the Roman haute couture shows...
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XIV CENTURY | POULAINE A.K.A. CRACOWES [FEAT. LENINGRAD COWBOYS]
In France the clothing of the foot has always been a subject of special consideration, and many have been the styles that have emanated from there. Among the first was the long pointed shoe, called the...
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1955 | CLEMA | VIGEVANO
1955 | Clema, Vigevano | logoSource: Catalogue of the 18th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1955 | Clema, VigevanoSource: Catalogue of the 18th National Shoe Fair of Vigevano1955 | Clema, VigevanoSource:...
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SHAKESPEARE 400 | THE COBBLER
Models of Ancient Roman Sandals. 1675 - 79 | detailJoachim Von Sandrart. German 1606-1688. Engraving.Source: Quest For BeautyFrom:William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar[The Modern Library, New York -...
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CHELSEA BOOT/BEATLE BOOT: THE ORIGIN, THE STORY & THE LEGACY
PROLOGUEThis is a little like prehistory, because almost nobody in America then had heard of the Rolling Stones - or the Beatles. At Jane Holzer’s dinner I’d noticed (David) Bailey and Mick (Jagger)....
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TBAMFW # 19 | BACK TO THE BOOTS
The Hollowbodies - Lame(Polydor, 1996)Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - The Boots CD EP(Blenheimvineyards.com, 2013)Mr. Big - Mr. Big(Atlantic, 1989)Joe South - Walkin' Boots(Mine, 1970)The Killers -...
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1973 | COLETTE | PARABIAGO, MILAN
1973 | COLETTE | detailParabiago, MilanSource: Ars Sutoria1973 | COLETTEParabiago, MilanSource: Ars Sutoria1973 | COLETTE FOR BIKIJANUARY | HAUTE COUTURE ROMECOLETTEI N D E X1973 | COLETTEParabiago,...
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