27 Oct 2024
PHOTO DIARY: Italy
While the current AQUILA collection comes from leading manufacturers all over the globe, we never need much of an excuse to pay a visit to our Italian partners.
During their stay, our design team are whisked around the country, seeing a Roma game or two if the season permits. Days are spent working on the new collection of dress shoes with our team in Monsummano Terme (about an hour drive out of Florence), then wrapped with dinner at a team member's house with views of the Tuscan countryside. Sometimes, a shoe fair brings them to Milan, where cocktails are sipped canalside in the Navigli in between appointments.
From the Tuscan hills to the Gulf of Naples, work trips to Italy are spent surrounded by great company, the best food, and a deep appreciation for the craftsmanship of the artisans who produce our D'ORO Collection. Here are some of the shots taken by our team during their last visit.
The gulf of Naples.
Our new brogue Connors on the production line in Tuscany.
The uppers of our classic Osbourne 2.0 boot being washed to give them their signature look.
It would be sacrilegious to publish an Italian photo diary without food pictures, including the most incredible display of prosciutto and castagne from Rome.
Back to shoes - inspecting the hand finish on our new Stark Lace Up, from the seamless toe cap to the hand painted blue sole.