Well, a long strange trip it was for the driving shoes in the photo, culminating in a most gracious reader calling on Calzaturificio Miserocchi, which after taking my money had heretofore not bothered responding to email and had lied to the interpreter I hired to call them. But after he asked about my shoes, said reader was led to a pair on a workbench and told they were mine, and that they had not been sent because the maker did not understand international shipping. Right.
Anyway, said drivers arrived in the right size but the wrong color, which should have been expected I suppose. Needless to say, that firm will not be getting the order they were supposed to be a sample for but I have found another factory in the meantime and hope to have them in dark red this coming autumn.
I have commented favorably on Miserocchi drivers due to that Agnelli association on this site once or twice in the past, but now I can only discourage interested parties from parking there. Like Ambrosi, Miserocchi provides another example of the frustrations associated with the hobby and a reason not to chase after everything new and different that someone like me discovers off the hitherto beaten path.
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In general, craftsmen tend to march to the beat of their own drum, especially Italian ones... the internet and virtual commerce model only enhance that tendency. The Ambrosi craze has caught Salvatore unprepared, and the Far Eastern siren has called attention away from the US (HK and Korea are big magnets now, with strong demand, resulting in many - Lino Ieluzzi, Ambrosi etc. - to focus their business there).
Unfortunately, the exceptions are few and far between - one such is certainly Napoli Su Misura... have long given up on all others, including Ambrosi.
The craft dies and we are drawn into thinking it can be globalized thanks to the internet, but that does not alway work and will not fully replace the quality of work done in one's city with one's tailor...
A cautionary tale well told.
I am sorry to hear about that, Will. I imagine, had they been done correctly, thew would have been stunning. But this got me to thinking--the sole of drivers wear down very quickly, as you said. To you knowledge, is there are method that the driver could be made with a stronger sole that still maintains the general aesthetic?
And that is why Calzaturificio Miserocchi is going to stay off the beaten path, because he cannot be trusted.
I will say though, if I were you I would use some oxblood or burgundy shoe cream to darken them up a bit. I have done this many times with great results.
One wicked color for sure. Must not have liked the tone of your interpreter.
I had been planning on placing quite a large order with Miserocchi, but no longer. Was really looking forward to some of their rubber heeled driving shoes and the chukkas with the same sole, for which I can not find an alternative.
Seems they are missing out on a relatively large clientele, which one would assume they want since they have a dated, but still comprehensive and bilingual website.
Very happy to hear you will be carrying something similar, will they have the same sole and rubber heel as Miserocchi?3
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