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Together the two brothers have built Tod's S.p.A. into a global luxury group with $450 million in annual sales that includes Tod's, the high-end leather-goods company; Roger Vivier, the legendary Parisian shoe brand; Hogan, a sporty sneaker and handbag brand; and Fay, a casual weekend clothing line. Four years ago, the Della Valles bought the Fiorentina soccer team, a move that has made them famous in a whole new arena?especially among young boys. It helps that the team, which was at the bottom of the league when they bought it, has since risen...
...This is really the heart of the company, these people," says Andrea. "Without them, without their expertise and the soul they put into this craftsmanship, we would not have a product." Indeed, most Tod's shoes require 120 different stages of assemblage, and each pair is made by hand and cut from a single hide so that the shoe's grain is consistent. The shoemaking process begins inside the patternmaking room?which Andrea refers to as the intelligence center?where a dozen engineers hunch over computer screens, carefully devising the patterns for each shoe?some entail as many...
...STARTED AS a shoemaker's apprentice at age 11, and by 13, Salvatore Ferragamo had his own shop, selling shoes to the locals in Bonito, Italy. The 11th of 14 children, Ferragamo had always dreamed of creating the perfect shoe. He traveled to Boston, where he joined his brother working at a footwear company, before hitting Hollywood in the 1920s and opening the Hollywood Boot Shop. There his cowboy boots and Roman sandals were often used on movie sets, and soon celebrities came calling for custom orders. But it wasn't until 1936, when the use of leather and steel...
Heavy on the Metals This page: Bottega Veneta Fenice bag, $3,850 bottegaveneta.com) Paco Rabanne by Patrick Robinson python sandal with rope detail, $738 pacorabanne.com) Opposite page, from top: Giorgio Armani spectator shoe, $875 giorgioarmani.com) Yves Saint Laurent anthracite Muse bag, $895 ysl.com) Bottega Veneta Intrecciato sterling silver charm bracelet, $1,200 bottegaveneta.com) Story styled by Rachel Haas...
WITH THE REOPENING of its New York City flagship store on Madison Avenue, above, Swiss leather-goods label Bally celebrates 155 years in business. To mark the occasion, the company has mounted an exhibition of shoes from the Bally Museum as well as historical images from the 1800s. Bally has also created a limited-edition shoe collection that will be sold exclusively at the store. The shoes, inspired by models from the '30s and '50s, feature handmade signature details such as leather piping and perforation. Says CEO Marco Franchini: "Our archive has served as inspiration to many designers...