PAIR OF BLACK LEATHER GORGIO ARMANI DRESS SHOES - VERO CUOIO, ITALIAN, SIZE 45

A WELL-USED PAIR OF CLASSIC BLACK LEATHER DRESS SHOES. THE SHOES EXHIBIT THE CHARACTERISTIC CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS OF QUALITY EUROPEAN FOOTWEAR FROM THE LATE 20TH CENTURY.

IDENTIFICATION:
- MAKER: GORGIO ARMANI (ITALIAN LEATHER MANUFACTURER)
- SIZE: 45 (EUROPEAN)
- MAKER'S MARK: STAMPED INSIDE INSOLE AND ON SOLE
- STYLE: OXFORD LACE-UP DRESS SHOE

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- UPPER: SOLID BLACK LEATHER WITH HAND-STITCHED SEAMS
- LINING: BLACK LEATHER THROUGHOUT
- SOLE: NATURAL CORK AND LEATHER COMPOSITE WITH LEATHER HEEL
- LACES: ORIGINAL BLACK CORD LACES PRESENT
- CONSTRUCTION: WELTED SOLE CONSTRUCTION, INDICATING QUALITY MANUFACTURE

CONDITION: THESE SHOES SHOW HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH REGULAR USE OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE BLACK LEATHER UPPERS REMAIN SUPPLE AND RETAIN THEIR SHAPE, WITH NATURAL CREASING TO THE VAMP AND QUARTERS. THE SOLES DISPLAY SIGNIFICANT WEAR WITH CORK BASE MATERIAL NOW VISIBLE THROUGH WORN AREAS, PARTICULARLY AT THE BALL OF THE FOOT AND HEEL. THE NATURAL LEATHER HEELS SHOW SUBSTANTIAL WEAR WITH EXPOSED WOOD VISIBLE AT THE EDGES. THE INTERIOR LEATHER LINING IS INTACT WITH MINOR SOILING. ALL ORIGINAL COMPONENTS REMAIN PRESENT AND FUNCTIONAL, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL LACES. NO REPAIRS OR RESTORATION EVIDENT.

NOTE: THESE SHOES REPRESENT GENUINE VINTAGE ITALIAN FOOTWEAR AND ARE OFFERED IN WORN CONDITION SUITABLE FOR RESTORATION OR AS-IS FOR COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE EUROPEAN SHOES. THE VERO CUOIO MAKER'S MARK AND CONSTRUCTION QUALITY INDICATE THESE WERE QUALITY DRESS SHOES IN THEIR TIME.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 15cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

165A
582437+25

Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia