The provenance of these Gucci shoes?

[FidelCashflow]

I acquired these Gucci shoes recently and they look quite different from the usual crap that Gucci produces for dress shoes given that these appear to be blake-stitched with full-grain leather. I was surprised by the low price point (~$500 at retail.)

The classic last, the antiquing on the leather, and the quality of the leather makes this look different than the majority of Gucci shoes out there. I asked the salesperson and he told me that they were made by Ferragamo. They look to be built to Ferragamo Lavorazione Originale specs. Can anyone verify this?

 

[SpooPoker]

Im pretty sure that Gucci is not made by Ferragamo as they own all their production factories. I saw these shoes in black at NMLC, and they were nice, and yes - seemingly better constructed than most Gucci shoes I see.

However, Gucci does not offer a different range of shoes (i.e. Ferragamo's Studio, Tramezza, etc.) as they only create under one line except for MTM.

 

[Made in California]

Okay so I recently got this exact last in an off-white (different soles, however). I don't how to assess quality but they seemed to feel sort of cheap/refined grain. Spoo are you saying that Fidel's and my shoes probably the same in terms of quality?

 

[SpooPoker]

I dont know what leather is used on yours, but construction, yes.

 

[anginaprinzmetal]

Shoes are nice, what I don't particularly like is the fact that they have a Gucci logo on the side

 

[Gwarg]

Originally Posted by anginaprinzmetal

Shoes are nice, what I don't particularly like is the fact that they have a Gucci logo on the side
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