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Bontoni
Bontoni is a luxury Italian shoemaker that makes handmade men's dress shoes. Bontoni's nine-person workshop is located on the outskirts of Montegranaro in the Marche Region of Italy. 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-AritaoThese shoes have soles with your name on it ''Abs-sbn.com'', 21 February 2019Rocky CasaleNew 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 3,800 pairs a year. From start t ...
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Wilkes Bashford
Wilkes Bashford was a clothing retailer headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. In November 2009, it was acquired by Mitchells Stores. The flagship store was opened in 1966 by its namesake Wilkes Bashford. It is favored by some prominent individuals such as former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. The original store is in the Union Square Shopping District in San Francisco, California. Later the company expanded to Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California. It sold brands such as: Brioni, Brunello Cucinelli, Ermenegildo Zegna, Loro Piana, Kiton, Missoni, Pucci, Oxxford Clothes, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino, and more. The store has a shoe department featuring Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Bontoni, John Lobb, and Gravati. The store's namesake Wilkes Bashford died of prostate cancer on January 16, 2016, at the age of 82. Controversies In 1985, founder Wilkes Bashford and partner Jack Guillaume were charged with cheating the City of Sa ...
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Shoemakers
Shoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or '' cordwainers'' (sometimes misidentified as cobblers, who repair shoes rather than make them). In the 18th century, dozens or even hundreds of masters, journeymen, and apprentices (both men and women) would work together in a shop, dividing the work into individual tasks. A customer could come into a shop, be individually measured, and return to pick up their new shoes in as little as a day. Everyone needed shoes, and the median price for a pair was about one day’s wages for an average journeyman. The shoemaking trade flourished in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries but began to be affected by industrialization in the later nineteenth century. Traditional handicraft shoemaking has now been largely superseded in volume of shoes produced by industrial mass production of footwear, but not necessarily in quality, attention to detail, or ...
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List Of Italian Companies
Italy is a Unitary state, unitary parliamentary republic in Europe with the third largest nominal Gross domestic product, GDP in the Eurozone and the eighth List of countries by GDP (nominal), largest in the world. As an advanced economy, the country also has the sixth worldwide List of countries by total wealth, national wealth and it is ranked third for its central bank gold reserve. Italy has a very high level of Human Development Index, human development and it is sixth in the world for List of countries by life expectancy, life expectancy. The country plays a prominent role in regional and global economic, military, cultural and diplomatic affairs, and it is both a regional power"''Operation Alba may be considered one of the most important instances in which Italy has acted as a regional power, taking the lead in executing a technically and politically coherent and determined strategy.''" See Federiga Bindi, ''Italy and the European Union'' (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Insti ...
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Bergdorf Goodman
Bergdorf Goodman Inc. is an American luxury department store based in New York City, founded in 1899 by Herman Bergdorf. , it operates a women's store and a men's store across the street from each other on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. It has been owned by Saks Global, a spin-off of the Hudson's Bay Company, since 2024. History Founding and early history (1899–1951) The company traces its origins to 1899 when Herman Bergdorf, an immigrant from Alsace, opened a tailor's shop just above Union Square in downtown Manhattan. Edwin Goodman, a 23-year-old American Jewish merchant, based in Lockport, New York, moved to New York City to work as an apprentice for Bergdorf. Within two years, Goodman had raised enough money to purchase an interest in the business, which was renamed Bergdorf Goodman in 1901. In 1906, Bergdorf Goodman moved to a new location on 32nd Street, just west of Fifth Avenue and " Ladies' Mile". While Bergdorf preferred the less expensive side str ...
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Mitchells Stores
The Mitchells Stores is an American independent, family-owned and -operated luxury clothing retailer. History Founded in 1958 by Ed and Norma Mitchell, the original shop in Westport, Connecticut, was formerly a plumbing-supply store, and had only 800 ft2 of space selling five men's suit styles. Jack Mitchell joined the company in 1969.About Us
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In 1990, Linda Mitchell, Jack's wife, joined the business to focus on women's wear.


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The company acquired Richards of , in 1995. Mitchells acquired Marsh's of

Companies Based In Marche
A company, abbreviated as co., is a Legal personality, legal entity representing an association of legal people, whether Natural person, natural, Juridical person, juridical or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Over time, companies have evolved to have the following features: "separate legal personality, limited liability, transferable shares, investor ownership, and a managerial hierarchy". The company, as an entity, was created by the State (polity), state which granted the privilege of incorporation. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * List of legal entity types by country, business entities, whose aim is to generate sales, revenue, and For-profit, profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limi ...
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High Fashion Brands
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Italian Brands
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Shoe Brands
A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. Though the human foot can adapt to varied terrains and climate conditions, it is vulnerable, and shoes provide protection. Form was originally tied to function, but over time, shoes also became fashion items. Some shoes are worn as safety equipment, such as steel-toe boots, which are required footwear at industrial worksites. Additionally, shoes have often evolved into many different designs; high heels, for instance, are most commonly worn by women during fancy occasions. Contemporary footwear varies vastly in style, complexity and cost. Basic sandals may consist of only a thin sole and simple strap and be sold for a low cost. High fashion shoes made by famous designers may be made of expensive materials, use complex construction and sell for large sums of money. Some shoes are designed for specific purposes, such as boots designed specifically for mountaineering or skiing, while others have more g ...
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Harry Rosen Inc
Harry Rosen Inc. is a Canadian luxury retail chain founded by Harry Rosen in 1954 in Toronto. A privately owned company, Harry Rosen accounted for 40% of the Canadian market in high-end menswear in 2008. Stores Founded by Harry Rosen in 1954 as a single store in Cabbagetown, Toronto, Harry Rosen now operates stores in Toronto (Mink Mile (Bloor Street), Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto Eaton Centre, First Canadian Place, Sherway Gardens); Mississauga (Square One Shopping Centre); Ottawa (Rideau Centre); Winnipeg (Polo Park); Montreal (Les Cours Mont-Royal); Laval (Carrefour Laval); Edmonton (West Edmonton Mall); Calgary (The Core Shopping Centre, Chinook Centre); and Vancouver (Pacific Centre). There are outlet stores at Vaughan Mills in Vaughan, Heartland Town Centre in Mississauga and at Tsawwassen Mills in Delta, British Columbia. Brands Harry Rosen stores offer several collections of fine menswear labels, including Armani, Brioni, Hugo Boss, Burberry, Canali, Dolce & Gabbana ...
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Stanley Korshak
Stanley Korshak is an American luxury goods specialty department store in Dallas, Texas. The largest independent department store in the United States, it is located in the Uptown neighborhood in The Crescent retail complex. Mitchells Stores acquired Stanley Korshak in 2025. History In 1909 Stanley Korshak opened a luxury goods store in Chicago, one of the first to offer designer women's apparel. After suffering financial problems throughout the 1980s, Dallas heiress and developer Caroline Hunt purchased the rights to the name. A new store in Dallas in the upscale Crescent development opened in 1986; the store in Chicago closed in 1990. The Dallas store was managed by Crawford Brock since 1987, and he purchased the business in 2002. Over the years the store has expanded to include additional departments and offerings covering 75,000 square feet. It has garnered several awards and accolades, including being named one of the 50 most influential men's stores in America by ''Women ...
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