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what sort of stuff is sold at Eredi Chiarini? worth seeing?
Outside Stefano Bremer's bespoke shop:
The man himself:
Bespoke shoes (and some of his many awards):
Stephano's favorite shoe model:
His brother Mario runs their rtw shop a block or two away. Outside that shop:
Mario himself:
Some of their shoes and other leather goods designed by Mario:
Rtw lasts:
Many hides to choose from: American shell, French calf, English suede, etc:
The Bremers were super nice, perhaps the nicest people we met in Italy, excepting some nuns.
Ugolini's shop, with three apprentices hard at work:
He stepped out, right after saying it'd be OK to take pictures, but here are more of his shoes:
Just one pic of Hidetaka Fukaya's shoes. We arrived soon before closing and I felt too embarrassed to take more. Plus, Gazman has some great shots of his shop.
I also popped into another workshop for a bespoke maker that starts with an "m," probably Mannina. It was very interesting and the people (older Italian man and young asian women apprentices) kind, but I forgot to take pictures.
Wanted to take a look at Saskia Wittmer, but it was closed when we got there.
The only tailors we visited were Liverano, but I didn't take any pics. They had one of the most interesting and beautiful things I saw in Florence: scarves made of grenadine, fina, in a silk/wool blend.
Didn't commission anything custom in the city, but I would have if they'd been based in my home town. The level of craftsmanship at these places was tremendous. This was comforting after seeing the junk being sold at most shops. Overall, compared to the last time I was there, eleven years ago I think, the quality of goods has really declined and/or prices have multiplied. I did buy a nice sweater, a tie, and a wonderful deerskin overnight bag from Ottino (thanks for the rec, Roger):
Wanted to take a look at Saskia Wittmer, but it was closed when we got there
You've missed Eredi Chiarini off there which is a great shop - Via Roma.