##Handcrafted in Italy Located in Corridonia, Italy is a small family owned and operated atelier that has been making exceptional footwear with a focus on quality and construction since 1905. Excellence in shoemaking has been an obsession and never-ending quest that has spanned three generations of this family. As skills are passed from generation to generation there is an insistence to remain in-touch with developments in technology to ensure that both worlds, old and new are always respected in order to achieve the highest quality, most comfortable and longest lasting purpose built shoes. Currently led by the granddaughter of the founder, it was clear from our first interaction that this team of masters fully understood our raison d'etre at Archibald and relished an opportunity to work with us and allow more people to experience the difference their expertise and craft can make in terms of end-product.

##Chromexcel (CXL) is a combination tanned leather from the fabled Horween tannery that undergoes at least 89 separate processes taking 28 working days and utilizing all 5 floors of their facility. Located in Chicago since it was founded in 1905, the Horween Leather Company is one of the oldest running tanneries in the USA. Specific and proprietary mixes of bark extracts and natural agents are used to give Chromexcel, its heavy vegetable retannage (this is what makes it so special). The benefit of combination tanning comes from the specific attributes that both chrome and vegetable tanning impart. Generally, chrome tanned leathers yield soft, supple, and durable leathers, while vegetable tanned leathers are round and full feeling, patina well, and are easy to coax into shapes using heat and moisture.

##Situé à Corridonia, Montegranaro, en Italie, se trouve un petit atelier familial qui fabrique des chaussures d'exception avec un accent sur la qualité et la construction depuis 1905. L'excellence dans la fabrication de chaussures est une obsession et une quête sans fin qui s'étend sur trois générations. À mesure que les compétences se transmettent de génération en génération, il y a une insistance à rester en phase avec les évolutions technologiques pour s'assurer que les deux mondes, ancien et nouveau, sont toujours respectés afin d'obtenir des chaussures de la plus haute qualité, les plus confortables et les plus durables. Il y a une beauté dans l'équilibre entre passion et pragmatisme.