Heart and Sole
A strong design focus and passion for the craft make Gianvito Rossi this decade's most celebrated shoemaker.
GROWING UP in a shoemaking family, Gianvito Rossi never thought to do anything but design shoes. "It was very natural for me," he says.
The son of famous Italian shoe designer Sergio Rossi (who used to design shoes for the house of Versace in the 90s), was in town last week for the opening of his very first boutique in Singapore.
Rossi spent his childhood at the family's shoe factory in Italy's famed footwear district San Mauro Pascoli and joined the profession when h…
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