Bontoni is a third-generation luxury Italian shoemaker that crafts handmade men's dress

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. The brand produces a very exclusive line of ready-made men's dress shoes that range from dressy to casual. Bontoni's nine-person workshop is located on the outskirts of

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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 2019Rocky 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

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, as well as several others.

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