Which Italian and French RTW shoemakers rank with EG/JLP/Vass?

[heidegger]

I see EG and Vass, and G&G and JLP to a lesser extent often touted here. I don't see nearly as much mention of French shoemakers like Corthay, or the multiple Italian brands - are these thought to be more focused on fashion forward style than quality? Which of the Italian and French shoemakers is in the EG/JLP/Vass/GG range without having Lattanzi level prices?

 

[comrade]



I see EG and Vass, and G&G and JLP to a lesser extent often touted here. I don't see nearly as much mention of French shoemakers like Corthay, or the multiple Italian brands - are these thought to be more focused on fashion forward style than quality? Which of the Italian and French shoemakers is in the EG/JLP/Vass/GG range without having Lattanzi level prices?

Weston (French)

 

[JubeiSpiegel]

 

[mr monty]

John Cusey's Ready To Wear Shoe Pyramid

http://www.askandyaboutclothes.com/Tutorials/JCuseyOnShoes.htm

 

[SpooPoker]

What specifically are the "multiple Italian brands" you are thinking of?

 

[JubeiSpiegel]

Ferragamo?

 

[FlyingMonkey]

What specifically are the "multiple Italian brands" you are thinking of?

I don't know what he's thinking of, but Testoni, Moreschi, Stemar, Gravati, Sutor Mantellasi, Bruno Magli and Barrett all spring to mind. There are quite a few others. Testoni's Black Label, Magli's Platinum line, and Stemar's top end shoes are probably all up there.

 

[heidegger]

What specifically are the "multiple Italian brands" you are thinking of?

All I meant was that there are a fair number of fairly high quality Italian brands, with multiple lines of differing quality, that I didn't want to list them.