FASHION & LIFESTYLE!

Allure of romance vintage is constant in all creation Fornarina for spring / summer 2013.
The brand, to the new collection, use shiny materials such as, for example, the metallic leather and glittery, vivid colors and stunning prints and, finally, small details like studs.
The shoes from the new collection is enriched by crochet lace, from rose gold and treated cork wedges reminiscent of femininity and style of the 50s. In addition, the colors are the protagonists of this collection, ranging from neutral tones and pastels to bright and cool until you get to fluorescent.
From sneakers to the flats up to the shoes with high heels and wedges: the spring / summer 2013 Fornarina proposes, for each of us, the style that best represents it.

Doriano Marcucci, a Le Marche Shoemaker, handcrafts bespoke quality shoes for discerning people who appreciate the luxury things in life. Doriano has been crafting bespoke handmade shoes for over 15 years and has many loyal clients both in Italy and abroad.
You will notice right from the beginning the quality and care taken in your new handmade shoes, from the measuring to the finished pair. You will be spoilt for choice with the wide range of top class calf skins, suede, buckskins.
Once on your feet the new shoes, you will start to enjoy the feeling of quality and comfort for many years to come. It will be a real pleasure for you to take care of your shoes, to keep them in pristine condition and to prolong their life.
Eventually when your shoes are in need of repair, return them to Doriano to put the last back in to remove any creasing and to bring them back as new.
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Santoni, leader maison in luxury footwear, meets Rubelli, the noble Venetian firm that represents a point of reference worldwide for high-end fabrics since 1858. A shoe that brings to amazing companies together and combines two amazing products.
The result is a small romantic masterpiece of pure Venetian taste, a capsule collection where baroque suggestions blend with the design mastery of Gio Ponti’s avant-garde spirit. “This capsule collection expresses at best the refined essence and heritage of both Rubelli and Santoni, two excellencies of Made in Italy sharing a passion for timeless elegance”, states Giuseppe Santoni, CEO of the company. The collection Santoni | Rubelli boasts a unique style always contemporary, and is intended for a sophisticated audience looking for objects of great personality that go beyond the trends.”
Rubelli’s precious fabrics perfectly match with slippers and loafers, ballerinas and laced shoes. Santoni’s cultured tribute to history and passion for beauty, common to Rubelli, is a selection from the most evocative patterns chosen from the infinite archive of the Venetian maison.
The most traditional lampas with bright floral patterns and colorful suggestions inspired by the 18th century are combined with Punteggiato fabric designed by Gio Ponti in 1934: essential and geometrical pattern softened by the preciousness of smooth velvet and balanced tones.
“The project seeing Rubelli's fabrics, in particular precious lampas and refined embroideries, in the unusual role of stylish footwear designed by Santoni is the tangible example of a successful partnership between two major entrepreneurial Italian excellences ”adds Alessandro Favaretto Rubelli, President of the company. “The incredible know-how made of craftsmanship but also of constant technological innovation together with true passion are the core values of their work. The only way the value of knowledge meets the value of emotion, and this also makes the difference.”
Exquisitely eccentric textures combined with extra luxurious leathers in three models for men and three for women: collection divertissement for an audience of connoisseurs.
Available from December in selected Santoni boutiques and at the online shop with a special packaging featuring Rubelli’s fabrics. Price upon request.

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