[Interview] FABI / Fabi Manuele Fabi | The Last Great of Marche(1/3)
Marche in Italy is a world-renowned shoe-making region. Riding the wave of mass production after the war, it became a major production center, and in that region, Fabbi has followed a seemingly straightforward, yet in fact rare, success story. In August 2017, the last major brand representing Marche arrived in Japan.
"This is a collection called Flex, which we created from scratch specifically for Isetan. As the name suggests, it features an exceptionally flexible and responsive construction. The hand-dyed shoes use Ilcea's vegetable-tanned leather, while the black leather shoes use Zonta's top-of-the-line material."
As Emanuele Fabi, the men's designer and head of marketing, says, the collection, finished using Fabi's signature Bolognese construction method, embodies an even softer feel thanks to the use of high-quality leather.
One pair you absolutely can't miss is the one with a delicate pattern etched all over the upper.
"We use laser printers. We are committed to aggressively evolving while preserving the good old traditions of Marche."
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