Carpe Diem, Lmaltieri, Linea, etc.

[Peasant]

What type of leather are they? They didn't have the derbies in my size. I tried on the mid-boots. They didn't feel particularly restrictive despite how narrow they looked. I was just surprised to see that. Especially in the arch. It cuts in heavily.

How are you liking them all worn in? They're so clean-cut. It'd be interesting to see them less polished.

[snafu]

i have the zip boots and lace ups personally i don't find them to narrow, i think they certainly give with wear. As for the arch i have found the leather somewhat moulds and give to the foot.
Also due to the sole being hidden under the shoe i think this makes them appear narrower.
As far as a shoe goes they are as beautiful as it can get.

[DHC]

Avantindietro footwear are constructed narrow for a reason. I think it was Maurizio that once referred to it as a pipe fit. They give and conform to your foot. This fit is very different from Carpe Diem. You have to give them a try if you are too experience these the way they were intended. Mine are now like old gloves for my feet (Calf, Reverse Horse...it doesn't matter the leather composition) and this is true of everyone I know who have taken a pair into heavy rotation. Hands down..best boots ever!

[philip nod]

they're narrower than guidis right? I remember trying the on and finding them impossibly narrow but I also intially felt that guidis were pretty narrow but now that's all I wear

[snafu]

depends on the style of guidi, personally i find guidi to be very very soft and to stretch even over stretch with a good amount of wear. These i really cant see overstreching, DHC i would like to know how you find the lacing on the avantindietros because there are various ways it could be done, also with these boots the tongue can be worn over or under almost transforming the shoe.
What i find the most beautiful is the inner heel section appears to be cut from the same as the outer shoe body.
I can only say they are beautiful in a way no other shoe i have owned is... avantindietro seemed to be approaching shoes in a way i have not seen. The thought process is different, the minimal construction and division of a shoe is a statement, breaking down to only what is really needed. Maurizio no matter what some will say still seems to be at the top.

[Chinorlz]

A short interview as posted on tFS by Runner/Crouka. As always, a big thanks to him for consistently giving us details and insight into this lovely line (er... lines). Many of these answers definitely resonate with my own design development and process mentality/approach:

Q. what is the reason you are attracted to leather as material and are exploring its possibilities ?
A. of all the materials, leather feels the most natural and real.


Q. "all by hand with the spirit"
how can the carpe diem spirit be expressed by words ?
A. 1+1=3 ( it's our company name as well )


Q. you started your career as a designer without any fashion school training and the experience in working at tannery or as an assistant to a designer. what was the route through which you came to obtain creative methods ?
A. nothing in particular. after repeated trial and error.


Q. how many artisans and staff members are currently working in your atelier ?
A. four artisans and about twenty staff


Q. now you have the other label, lmaltieri as a non-leather clothing line.
would you care about what is happening with the milan shows etc ?
A. I don't care.


Q. could you tell us about the importance of material in your creation ?
A. the material choice is a critical point in the entire creation.


Q. do you feel that your nationality or hometown can affect your work and style ?
A. I don't particularly, since I dislike the categorization by nationality, ethnicity, etc.


Q. are there any movies, music, art, literature that greatly interested or influenced you ?
A. there are various things, but I don't want to tell.


Q. of the events and movements in the twentieth century fashion, what are the most impressive to you ?
and do you think any world-shaking great movements are possible in the twenty-first century too ?
A. nothing in particular, but I think the new movements that move the times forward will happen.


Q. in the development of fashion that historically has been centering round europe, how do you think in the future african and asian countries can participate ?
A. they have intriguing materials etc. so they may participate in it with the materials.

[swami]

Damn!This is Altieri? He is one tough Cookie, I feel sorry for the Interviewer.

[doldrums]

A short interview as posted on tFS by Runner/Crouka. As always, a big thanks to him for consistently giving us details and insight into this lovely line (er... lines). Many of these answers definitely resonate with my own design development and process mentality/approach:

the "nothing in particular" ones? jk of course

phew...he is clearly not interested in the interview here...

[philip nod]

awesome. that's hands down the worst interview I've ever read by someone whose work I admire.

[diamonds]

he sounds kind of boring.

[Enaml]

Altieri just don't care.

[Chinorlz]

awesome. that's hands down the worst interview I've ever read by someone whose work I admire.

apparently this was done via fax. the magazine sent the questions to him and this is what he faxed back

[Faust]

waste of fax paper.

[philip nod]

if he's a regular salinger
better to leave him alone then
as his best work is behind him
or not for us to see

[Spencer]

He was prolly busy burying shit in the desert. Chill.