Fabiano Sewn Blake brown lift +6cm

BLAKE STITCH — Brown Fabiano

Handmade. Made to last.

Purity and modernity. The Fabiano embodies the derby in its most contemporary form: no toe cap, no perforation, no ostentatious stitching — only a clean line, understated lacing, and a wave-shaped leather piece that subtly highlights the outer side of the foot. This almost graphic signature is enough to set the Fabiano apart at first glance. Offered in a warm cognac brown with amber highlights, hand-patinated, it is the derby that brings light and character to a modern wardrobe — navy suit, grey tailoring, casual-chic outfit.

A shoe entirely hand-stitched. No glue, no shortcuts. The sole is stitched to the upper stitch by stitch by the artisan, using the Blake method — the most prestigious shoemaking construction technique. This process takes time and skilled labor, but it changes everything: the shoe is supple from day one, it breathes better because no layer of glue suffocates the leather, and above all — its sole can be replaced by the shoemaker when the time comes. A pair of Blake-stitched shoes is not thrown away; it is cared for and passed on.

All leather, and the finest of it. We do not compromise on materials. The upper, the lining, and the insole are made of full-grain calf leather — the noblest part of the leather, the one that retains its natural grain and develops a beautiful patina over the years. The sole is genuine leather, stamped Mario Bertulli. On such a refined model, the cognac brown patina takes on full importance: worked by hand, shade after shade, by a patina artisan, it gives this brown its amber and honey tones, those lively highlights that change with the light and make each pair unique.

Mario Bertulli craftsmanship, applied to excellence. Like all our models, the Fabiano secretly gives you +6 cm thanks to a totally invisible internal lift. What sets it apart: the shoe itself. You are not simply wearing a height-increasing derby — you are wearing a true shoemaker’s piece, designed to last.

A pair that can be resoled, cared for, and aged with you.