Here we take a look at Ferragamo’s answer to high-quality welted shoes, in their ‘Tramezza’ Line made by famous Napolitano Shoemaker Paolo Scafora.
And to top it off, it is a full alligator wholecut in a very unique pattern that is sure to stun anyone in its wake. Indeed a beautiful pair of shoes.
Find out more about the two brands: https://www.ferragamo.com/ —– https://www.paoloscaforanapoli.com/us
Great video! It’s great hearing your thoughts and opinions on desginer brands, as you usally cover ‘tradition’ footwear makers (e.g. G&G, TLB Mallorca, ACME, etc.). Nonetheless, I couldn’t agree more. That the majority of high end fashion houses make ‘throw-away-shoes’ or ‘junk’. The leather is always impecable, but the craftsmanship is no where to be found, what a shame, but that’s business. Whatever sells with the highest profit margins and return on investment (i.e. increase the price for the consumer and decrease the cost to produce it). Anyway, the Tramezza Line is an expection. Although, not all shoes are produced by Paolo Scarfora, they are all goodyear welted, with leather stacked heels (premade) and phenomenal leather. Additionally, I did cut open one of my tramezza’s and they do not have a cork filling. Instead, they use a soft leather with slits under the ball of the foot for flexibility and a rivited metal shank for support. Overall, they make a great shoe, but at their price of $1,000 + their is better value. Personally, I think their finishing is better than Crockett and Jones and Edward Green. Luckily, they can often be found at outlets for under $550.
Thank you for sharing this. It is very helpful. And true. And yes, one of the thing that the Italians are impeccable at is their capabilities of finishing and consistency. 2nd to none few.
Good work, I will like to come work for you
Thank you. Unfortunately, I am not hiring employees. Thank you anyway
Has Scafora always done the Tramezza line for Ferragamo?
Thanks,
To be honest, I cannot say for sure. But I do not think so. My pair 18 years ago did not look like his finishing
Hi.is it possible to find a shoe, Salvatore Ferragamo that was made years ago.
It is doubtful as they are essentially a fashion brand and do not repeat stuff therefore once out of the collection, nearly impossible to get again unless you snag it up on eBay
Hi Justin, thank you very much for this review and for the comments about the Tramezza line. I do agree that the major brands just offer some throwaway products, and their price tag does not reflect that. In my case, I have an extremely hard time getting quality footwear for a good price. I live in Mexico, and Mexico, being a leather-industry-rich country, we have high tariffs (nearly 40% on top of the actual price) when importing leather goods. For example, regular Tramezza line items bought directly from Ferragamo, are around $1700-$1900 USD (depending on the exchange rate). And importing some with “discounts” you might end up paying the same price as retail in the US or Europe. At least what I do is look for crazy good deals, and then just pray they’re available in my size.
I own two Tramezza loafers, and love them to death. There’s something about the last they have that just drives me crazy.
Hope I get to order some of your products at some point, either getting a friend to receive them in the US and him traveling back with them or me traveling to the US and ordering at my lodging.
Thank you for the reviews Justin, bug fan from Mexico!
Hey Santiago, thank you for commenting. Back when I used to work at Nordstrom in Seattle, a buddy of mine used to work in the LA store and would tell me about Mexicans that would come there with wads of cash just to get Ferragamos 😉 I presume it was cheaper to take a trip to LA and make a nice small vacation than to import them with those crazy high tariffs! And I competely understand. Hope to have you in a pair too one day soon. Thanks for all of your support!