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Zelli Shoes: Decent or Total Crap?

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I saw a pair of Zelli brown suede split toe bluchers in a shop window the other day. I decided to go in and inspect. They looked fairly nice, but I recall Zelli as a catalog brand, and this gave me pause. Does anyone have experience with them? My search here yielded little information.
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Although they do mail order, they are not a catalog only brand. They are in a number of retail shops, I think smaller independents, I think a lot of golf pro shops, and of course online through their own website and several other authorized resellers. The key to this brand is value, it's a handmade Italian shoe at a very reasonable price. The exotics are an even better price overall. I see them getting a lot more attention these days so I think they are a good buy. The collection is vast, easy way to look at all the styles is through a breakdown of the shoes into categories like you'll see here, http://www.mensdesignershoe.com/zelli-shoes/cid-68-1.html. Worth taking a long look at.

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I just received two pairs of Zelli from their own overstock bargains website. They are beautiful, well made shoes. On teh overstock site they are incredible buys but there are limited sizes. Hansen's clothing in Iowa which has a big online presecne also carries Zelli.
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They're really nice quality shoes, they're small, and don't advertise much, more of a word-of-mouth brand, so they offer at a less-expensive price.  They have an exotic pair (croc I believe) almost exactly the same as a Ferragamo pair for around $1300 less...quality is the same, I believe the leather is even from the same tannery Ferragamo sources theirs. I second the poster recommending Hansen's Clothing as well...free shipping.
 

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Bumping this thread to see if anyone has anymore info on Zelli. They seem like an affordable alternative to some of the higher priced Italian makers, but I can't find any info on how they are constructed. I called the number on their website, and both people I spoke to seemed confused that I would even be asking about shoe construction, which I did not take as a good sign regarding their quality. They certainly don't appear to be Goodyear welted, and they seem too expensive to be straight glue jobs. So that leaves Blake stitched? I'd be ok with Blake, but would not pay what they're asking for a cemented shoe. Anyone know?
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