Description
Step into rare, historic luxury with these authentic vintage Salmaso brown leather heeled loafers.
Meticulously crafted in Italy during the late 1970s to early 1980s, these striking slip-ons come straight from the world-renowned Riviera del Brenta luxury shoe district near Venice—celebrated globally for artisan footwear mastery.
These shoes feature an exquisite, deeply texturized pebble-grain leather upper that beautifully mimics premium ostrich leg skin.
The distinctive segmented scale-like texture panels run cleanly across the toe box, providing a multi-dimensional aesthetic that captures light elegantly. Designed with a timeless high-vamp throat silhouette and a stable, stacked 3cm block heel, they offer the perfect balance of archival retro fashion and everyday wearable comfort.
True to heritage high-fashion benchmarking, the bottoms feature an entirely natural, hand-lasted leather outsole.
The under-arch is crisply stamped with the "Vera Pelle" (True Leather) family crest flanking the brand's stylized "S" mark, along with multilingual authentication ("Leder Sohle / Semelle Cuir / Leather Sole").
Key Features & Specifications:
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Brand: Salmaso (Original Sergio Salmaso - Made in Italy)
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Era: Vintage circa 1970s / 1980s
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Color: Rich Chestnut Brown / Umber
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Material: Fine Texturized Grain Leather Upper, Genuine Smooth Leather Lining, All-Leather Sole
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Design Details: High-Vamp Silhouette, Slip-On Style, Layered Block Heel
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Stamped Size: EU 40 (Fits approximately like a US Women's 9.5 / UK Women's 7)
Verified Measurements:
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Heel Height: 3 cm
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Outside Sole Length: 26 cm
Condition: Good vintage condition with beautifully matured leather uppers. Light, authentic surface wear present on the genuine leather outsoles and minor softening on the original inner heel pads consistent with careful historic wear. A rare, durable statement piece for collectors of fine Italian luxury vintage.
