Stefano Bemer
Stefano Bemer (1964–2012) was an Italian shoemaker, based in Florence.
Stefano Bemer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 |
| Died | 2012 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Shoemaker |
Bemer's clients included the actor Andy Garcia, designer Gianfranco Ferré and singer Julio Iglesias.
The actor Sir Daniel Day-Lewis worked as an apprentice for Bemer for eight months between 1999 and 2000, showing up for work at 8am every day. The London shoe designer Justin FitzPatrick also did an apprenticeship with the shoemaker in 2008–2009.[1] His handmade shoes are highly prized.
Nowadays the company is carried on by Tommaso Melani and his Scuola del Cuoio family company. Stefano Bemer is now a large artisanal workshop nested in a chapel in Via San Niccoló in Florence and has a direct showroom in New York City.
References
- Andrea Vogt. "Italian shoemaker Stefano Bemer dies | Fashion". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
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