R) custom-made footwear and tailor-made men's clothing Fashion and culture itinerary in Florence

Saskia Wittmer was born in Berlin and after having attended Steiner schools, she decided to pursue her childhood dream. It was a dream that had her gazing in shoemakers' windows rather than playing with dolls. She learned the trade from a master shoemaker in the Hamburg countryside; then she moved to Florence where she worked for a craftsman, learning the secrets of the trade, for three years. The time had come to open her own shop. Here Saskia designs, cuts and stitches shoes, mainly for men, but also for women – especially fabric shoes to match dresses or moccasins. She uses the finest skins and materials (calf, kid, kangaroo, ostrich, alligator, elephant, shark, camel, perch and tripe) that she selects herself. Each pair of shoes is different, made to match the client's personality and destined to last for a long time – comfortable, beautiful and above all, unique.
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The early Dominican basilica was rebuilt in the Gothic-Romanesque style at the end of the end of the thirteenth century. The beautiful green and white marble facade was completed by Alberti around 1470. Inside the church there are many masterpieces such as the Trinity by Masaccio, the "crucifixes" by Giotto and Brunelleschi and in the transept, the lively Renaissance frescoes by Ghirlandaio and Filippino Lippi.
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Antonio and Luigi - hence the name Liverano & Liverano. Antonio is the younger of the two. When he was a child, after school he would do whip stitching, basting ,and other little tasks for a tailor in his home town of Palagiano (Taranto). At eleven years of age he came to Florence to join his brother, Luigi, who was attending the “Università dello Stile” to become a tailor. And that was the beginning of Liverano & Liverano, where – according to the strictest rules of the craft and using the finest quality materials – distinctive men’s suits are born. Antonio calls the look “Florentine style”. The jackets only have a single dart; the shoulders are soft and natural; the seams are all backstitched; the sleeves are straight and crease-free; and the edges are softly shaped. A collection of hand sewn silk ties in three different styles, and custom-made shirts in the finest cottons for their elegant clientele complement the suits and jackets.
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