Silvano Lattanzi Loafers

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Nov 24th 2008 at 3:02PM

Women are said to be shoe-crazy but certainly some men have a weakness for fine footwear. How else to explain the existence of the $18,000 lizard leather loafers shown above. They are from Silvano Lattanzi who makes shoes from hand using the finest leathers and finished with Silvano's unique nailed signature on the sole of the shoes. His shoes have found favor with men and women including around the world from Gloria Vanderbilt to Arnold Schwarzenegger and maybe even a certain resident of Vatican City. The luxury shoes take more than 30 man hours to create. It's not easy for the customer either, those purchasing will be presented with a number of decisions including more than 400 leathers to choose from as well as linings, number of eyelets, style of the heel and the type of stitching. But these are shoes that can last for decades so a moment of care now can lead to a lifetime of comfort.

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