Bontoni is a third-generation luxury Italian shoemaker that crafts handmade men's dress
shoes
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. The brand produces a very exclusive line of
ready-made
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men's dress shoes that range from dressy to casual. Bontoni's nine-person workshop is located on the outskirts of
Montegranaro
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in the
Marche Region of
Italy
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.
Background
Bontoni is a third-generation luxury Italian shoemaker that manufactures handmade men's shoes. Bontoni was founded in 2004 by Franco Gazzani (third-generation family shoemaker) and his distant cousin Lewis Cutillo. Prior to 2004, Gazzani's grandfather, uncle, and father made custom shoes for a limited number of clients under no label. Many of the models carried by the brand were originally created by Gazzani's father and grandfather.
[GianCarla Espinosa-Aritao]
These shoes have soles with your name on it
''Abs-sbn.com'', 21 February 2019[Rocky Casale]
New York Times: Inside Bontoni's Basement of Cobblers
''Nytimes.com'', 28 April 2015 The name Bontoni originated from the French ''bon ton'', which means sophisticated manner.
Bontoni's nine artisans produce just, 2600 pairs a year. From start to finish, each pair of Bontoni shoes takes about 14 weeks to complete and nearly 26 working hours. Bontoni's ''Casa e Bottega'', or home-based workshop, is located in Gazzani's basement in The Marches Region of Italy. It represents Bontoni one of the last remaining established, in-home family-owned artisanal workshops in all of Italy.
Overview
Bontoni is renowned for its palette of richly hand-colored leathers, original designs, and high level of hand workmanship. Bontoni's bespoke, or ''su misura'' offering requires 2-3 separate fittings and can take 7–10 months to complete.
Bontoni's ready-made collection is available at a select number of retailers throughout the world that include
Bergdorf Goodman
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,
Harrods
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,
Wilkes Bashford
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The flagship store was opened in 1966 by its namesake Wilkes Bashford. It is favo ...
,
Beymen
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, Richard's,
Mario's, Boyds,
Stanley Korshak,
Harry Rosen, as well as several others.
See also
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List of Italian companies
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References
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External links
Official Website
Shoe companies of Italy
Shoe brands
Italian brands
High fashion brands
Shoemakers
Luxury brands
Companies based in le Marche
Fashion accessory brands