New American shoe and bag companies are making classic Italian craftsmanship accessible to the masses via direct-to-consumer business models. M.Gemi, a New York-based shoe brand, manufactures all of ...

If I ever get on a plane again, it will be in my pristine, butter-soft, white calfskin sneakers from the Italian shoe brand Santoni, a 45-year-old family company famed for its beautiful old-school ...

As we continue treading along into the thick of fashion week calendars, we can’t help but dream of out-of-office sabbaticals where the work stops and the fashion tops! And so, we’ve got our eyes set ...

I practically live in a pair of black Fiorentini + Baker motorcycle boots. Made in Italy—as all the best leather shoes are—my boots were a splurge, but quality always comes at a cost. Or so I thought.

It’s becoming the new normal: An American entrepreneur heads to Italy, finds a top-notch artisanal shoe factory, then sells the shoes online at a fraction of the price charged by designer brands ...

Marsèll has opened its first-ever flagship store in tandem with Milan Fashion Week Men’s. The Italian footwear and accessories brand announced on Saturday that it has opened a 4,300 sq.-ft. flagship ...

Selle Italia has acquired the Biella, Italy based brand, which has been developing and manufacturing cycling shoes for almost fifty years. Giuseppe Bigolin, President of Selle Italia said: “As we did ...