The Casentino - Orange & Green (Italy Collection)
The Casentino - Orange & Green (Italy Collection)
For the Italy Collection, we worked with one of the few remaining artisan producers of a historic wool cloth made in the Casentino Valley in Tuscany. Once used as blankets for animals and Franciscan friars’ cowls, the wool fabric — or Panno Casentino — became fashionable for use in coats in the 19th century, and maintains its made-in-Italy charm and elegance to this day.
Casentino wool is known for its iconic orange and green colors (remember Audrey Hepburn’s orange coat in Breakfast at Tiffany’s?). In a nod to tradition, we chose a slightly bolder orange accented with a forest green leather trim for this shoe from the Italy Collection. The result is something very Italian but also, we think, oh so NYC.
Be sure to watch our video on the making of the Italy Collection below!
Details
Made by hand in Portugal with Casentino wool from Tuscany, Italy
Leather lining and trim
Supportive insole and removable footbed
Rubber sole
Waxed cotton laces
Fit Tips: Our shoes come in whole, European sizes. The sizing is unisex. Order the size up if you wear a half size.
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Wear & Care
These shoes were made for walking (and weather)! This wool cloth is famous for its weather resistance and for the warmth that it gives the wearer, characteristics that are well suited to the climate of the area in Tuscany where it is produced. Spot clean with a warm, damp cloth.
Textile Profile: Casentino Wool
For the Italy Collection, we worked with one of the few remaining artisan producers of this historic wool cloth made in the Casentino Valley in Tuscany, Italy, which has been home to the production of Casentino wool – or Panno Casentino – since the Middle Ages. Once used as blankets for animals and Franciscan friars’ cowls, the wool fabric became fashionable for use in coats in the 19th century, and maintains its made-in-Italy charm and elegance to this day. Panno Casentino is known throughout the world for its orange and green colors as well as its iconic curls, which provide its characteristic strength and weather resistance.
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