A former DJ motivated by an innate passion for design, fashion and shoes, Giuseppe Zanotti began manufacturing meticulously crafted footwear under his own name after taking over a shoemaking factory in his hometown of San Mauro Pascoli in 1994, an area home to a long tradition of Italian leatherworking. His designs represent a fusion of these two currents: a creative vision animated by art, music, and rock and roll, and a devotion to bringing the craftsmanship of traditional manufacturing into the future, with a personalized approach expressed through design collaborations with celebrities like Kanye West. Zanotti’s signature high top sneakers and slip-ons in exotic materials including snakeskin, embossed leather, velvet, calf-hair and metallic foil, embellished with gold zippers, studs, chains, and metal plates, bridge high-end and street fashion style currents to express a truly contemporary vision of luxury in men’s footwear.