Garolini was an Italian

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design and manufacturing company. It was founded by American spouses Ann "Bidi" and Albert "Al"

Finkelstein Finkelstein ( he, פֿינק(ע)לשׁטײַן or , russian: Финкельштейн) is a German and Yiddish surname originating from Old High German ''funko'' (spark) and ''stein'' (stone). ''Fünkelstein'' meant pyrite (George J. Adler A Dictio ...

in 1971.

History

In 1971, the Finkelsteins created Garolini, named after their

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Gary and

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Lynn. The business had limited success until the famous

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saw the design work done by Bidi Finkelstein. Garolini's shoes began to appear in Halston

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. These ads were painted by famous pop artist

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. The Finkelsteins sold the company to US Shoes in 1980. Though Garolini was named after the founders' children, Gary Stan and Lynn Finkelstein had nothing to do with the business.

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