GIANFRANCO MONTANO BESPOKE: Made to measure Handmade

Bespoke is the creature of Gianfranco Montano with a visionary mind and two hands of gold; capable of transforming an anonymous piece of leather into artifacts of the highest value. In shoes, to be exact: unique pieces, not equal to themselves and therefore unrepeatable. BESPOKE by Gianfranco Montano is a small workshop with an adjoining shop in that land of Lucania for a long time forgotten and that few know. It looks like a simple cobbler’s shop where he delights in repairing his customers’ shoes. But her great passion is making her shoes. Yes, it can be said that they belong to him; because each pair of shoes is a story in itself.

Bespoke and the Sutorial Art of Gianfranco Montano

Each time it is like a miracle, which repeats itself. Like a mystery. And every time it is the same joy, the same satisfaction, when that strip of neutral leather chosen on the counter is transformed into an elegant, unique, perfect pair of shoes. It takes about 40 hours for the transformation. It is a time made of dexterity, creativity, inventiveness, ingenuity. He also reads that joy in the eyes of customers, amazed at how his hands are capable of transforming that small piece of leather into art.

BESPOKE – Creation of unique pieces

It is not the shoe that expresses the true personality of a shoemaker, the style or the degree of refinement, it is rather the colors, the shades that are hidden behind the main color, the patina. This is what reveals the tastes and shows the innate elegance of the artist. From the choice of the model to the patina it is an invitation to the most complete customization. Bespoke, Gianfranco Montano has created this process that opens up the possibility of configuring your own shoe and making it like no other. Unique pieces We start by choosing the model, in Italian leather, or another type chosen by the customer.

It starts from a coat of white leather treated in a vegetal way, the tanning, which comes from Florence, on which the design already done on the cardboard is reported, sewing it: it is the upper At this stage the shoe is completely white.

Then, we move on to color, or rather, to patina. It is a complex craftsmanship, which takes several hours, which will never be identical from one pair to the next.

Behind the classic black or brown you can opt for a shade that gives on green, gray, burgundy. Or get a pair of shoes made to match another accessory.

To top it all off, you can opt for a special polishing (a mixture of wax and water) which makes the surface more shiny and protects the leather over time. In this phase of the realization, it takes about 40 hours of work to complete what for Gianfranco is a real work of art. “