Virgilio Pandolfi is a custom crafted, high-quality Italian leather footwear brand, designed and made in Italy.
Our focus is on authenticity and caring for the environment, producing only what is requested from our clients. Each pair is crafted as slow fashion, by a team of artisan designers with shoemaker heritage and using family production. Soles with soul.
Inspired by modern Mediterranean aesthetics, our shoes are a blend of European sophistication and injected with a funky, edgy twist, making each style unique.
RESPONSIBLE
We create responsible collections. Committed to sustainable leather production, we only work with LWG-certified tanneries and 100% certified leather that is fully traceable.
Our aim is to reduce climate impact by creating lasting, high-quality pieces for our customers. Unhindered by the conventions and constraints of bigger brands, we choose to sell directly to our customer base and create only what is requested by our clients.
HERITAGE CRAFT
We honour and respect heritage shoemaking traditions.
We work with artisan designers and craft shoemakers with over 50 years’ of experience.
Our production is designed and made by hand in Italy. Craft is part of our entire production process with each step focused on showing reverence to artisanal craft from the cutting, piecing and sticking to assembly and finishing.
FAMILY-OWNED
We are a family. As parents to two girls, our vision is to create shoes that empower women to believe in expressing their authenticity and doing good.
This also extends to our partners. Our factory in Italy is small and family run for over 50 years.
We are not a corporation, but rather a collection of humans that want to bring slow fashion footwear to the world.
AUTHENTICITY
We care.
We care what materials we use and where they come from. We care about how we craft our shoes. We care about who we work with. We care about how our shoes make our customer feel.
We care about the planet.
Our values are reflected in our shoes. Soles with Soul.
EMPOWERING EMBODIMENT
We are for those who want to know what they’re wearing.
With edgy sophistication, we empower those who are conscious, smart and bold to feel authentic in themselves.