We’re pleased to announce our partnership with highly esteemed shoemaker, Enzo Bonafe. Our first batch of shoes will be a trial batch that will arrive in two weeks. Upon the arrival of Yankos earlier this year, we actually sought to add a range of hand-welted shoes to our current offerings and it wasn’t long before we decided on the fabled shoemaker Enzo Bonafe.
Choosing to work with Enzo has been an easy and straightforward decision. Ingrained in our motto and dream has always been the desire to provide value and quality in menswear and accessories to everyone and therefore working with Enzo became a very natural decision as we believe they offer that same value and quality in their products. After negotiations and back and forth discussions that spanned half a year, we finally received our sample batch of blake stitched shoes that we were more than pleased with. We subsequently placed the order for our first batch of hand-welted shoes and safe to say, we are equally expectant as with everyone else.
Choosing to work with Enzo has been an easy and straightforward decision. Ingrained in our motto and dream has always been the desire to provide value and quality in menswear and accessories to everyone and therefore working with Enzo became a very natural decision as we believe they offer that same value and quality in their products. After negotiations and back and forth discussions that spanned half a year, we finally received our sample batch of blake stitched shoes that we were more than pleased with. We subsequently placed the order for our first batch of hand-welted shoes and safe to say, we are equally expectant as with everyone else.
History
The company was founded in 1963 by Enzo and his wife along with a few partners. With a humble beginning in the beautiful city of Bologna in Northern Italy, Enzo has consistently strived to deliver shoes of the highest quality without compromise to the market. Founder of the brand, Enzo Bonafe is fiercely adamant in making high end shoes that are worthy of the “Made In Italy” symbol of quality and elegance. Over decades, Enzo Bonafe has clearly solidified their position as a well respected shoe maker, a name that resonates with quality and excellence.
Today, the company is still a family owned business that is still helmed by owner Enzo Bonafe. He is still assisted by his wife and his children Massimo and Silvia, along with his son-in-law Roberto. The company while remaining small has a very high emphasis on producing limited but high quality footwear. Keeping production small, they are able to closely monitor the production of each shoe to ensure excellence and superiority in their shoes.
Made in Italy
The shoe artisans at Enzo are true champions of the classic hand-made shoe. Most of the shoes are still hand produced by a team of skilled artisans and workers with decades of experience. The amount of experience and expertise coupled with the attention to detail that goes to each shoe guarantees every shoe to be a masterpiece. Combined with the high quality raw materials and the superb craftsmanship, each shoe is a beauty that is built to last.
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Most of the shoes are still produced the traditional way as how they were in the past. From the clicking of the leather to the lasting and handwelting, each process is painstakingly done by hand.
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The attention to detail by each craftsman ensures that each shoe produced will be close to perfection. Below are some of the samples that we have received from Enzo.
As always, our mission is to deliver the best of quality around the world to those of us living in Singapore. Below we leave you with an excerpt from Enzo Bonafe and a video of to show what they do at Enzo Bonafe.
“Our company exists and will continue to exist, not because it manufactures footwear, but because it manufactures high-quality footwear, which alone reflects the expertise and the skills of our collaborators.”