Man slippers in black velvet

Man slippers

Black velvet scarpets with anti-slip rubber sole realized like the Friulian tradition. These pair of pumps are made up of high quality material: velvet, sole and upper shoe are carefully selected and cut. Made in Italy product.

Choose between the total back look or a white inferior hem.

The scarpets for man, also called furlane or staffes, combine elegance and comfort and are easily suitable with different kind of outfits.

These kind of slippers are perfect for an original and artisanal gift idea.

On request all man sizes are available. Please write in the note field or to our Customer care La Cort for any question and for ordering your size. Possibility of choosing other velvet colors.

Possible imperfections or minor differences of the product compared to the photo indicate the high craftsmanship of a handmade product.

PRODUCTION

Nowadays there are only few artisans specialized in making slippers, here called scarpets or friulane, because a typical product of this Region. The production, both in the classic velvet style and in the more actual coloured models, is characterized from a handcrafted manufacture and high quality materials. Main characteristic of friulane or furlane is a special production that require a difficult and precise needlecraft, the same of the original tradition, to bound the sole to the upper shoe. The result of this manual technique is a pair of shoes, unique, comfortable and flexible.

HISTORY

Until mid of XX century, scarpets have been the typical shoes of the mountain region of Friuli, Carnia. The original product is a plat shoe, with no heel, made of velvet or fabric and a sole realized with a lot of fabric layers, seemed together with twine. All family was involved in this manual manufacturing and used this special shoes. Depending on place and of the historical time, some characteristics changed, like tip size and shape.

In the past, during summer, women are used to move to Venice for selling their creations: this is why this typical shoes arrived in Venetian area and became the famous shoe used from gondoliers and called veneziane, papusse and others names. Usually this shoes are more weak than the furlane.