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Clogs for summer 2018
Clogs became a fashionable kind of footwear around ‘70s with hippy generation. Usually with a wooden heel and a leather upper and decorated with little studs, clogs were worn by women and men and were matched with velvet trousers or jeans, always bell-bottoms. However the history of clogs is more ancient and date back to… Read More
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Men Sandals and Clogs for summer 2018
Sandals are the kind of footwear are always in Spring/Summer Man Collections. So not only sneakers but real leather sandals and slippers with a modern style. Sandals are perfect to minimize a formal look in the evening or to make more classic and elegant a short and shirt outfit. Leather sandals will be trendy in… Read More
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Women Sandals and Clogs for summer 2018
Which sandals will be more trendy? Here a little guide to help you finding best sandals or clogs. Finally spring has come and sandals are back to tickle your fancy. Never more than this year, sandals are the kind of footwear more desired and fashionable. Women sandals for Spring Summer 2018 are flat, with medium… Read More
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Sandals for summer 2018: the new collection by Mario Doni
We have been waiting all the year round to relieve our feet from the pain of boots and finally this moment has arrived! We now can experience again the extraordinary sensation of comfort and freedom wearing handcrafted quality sandals. Summer is coming and things to do are always more and more: walks, parties, concerts,… Read More
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A bridge between past and future: create your quality leather handcrafted shoes
Who says that to look to the future we must forget the past? And if it were the past to make our way by turning into a train that travels straight to the progress? 2018 started with a lot of new great products for Mario Doni that, after the incredible success of customizable handcrafted sandals,… Read More
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Interview to our customer
We decided to interview one of our dear customers, for whom we made both classic and Barefoot sandals, based on the drawings and indications provided. Mario Doni, in fact, offers its customers not only the possibility to customize the proposed models, varying the color of the upper or the type of insole, but also to… Read More
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The importance of CITES
CITES is the acronym of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora, or the convention that took place in Washington in 1973, about the international trade of endangered species. For this reason, member states , 169 countries, chose to take under control the trade of species and products from endangered… Read More
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Not just a fashion: Barefooting
A few years ago, following a customer’s request, we created a man sandal-prototype with special features regarding the sole. The request was a shaped sole, which would allow the contact between the feet and the ground. After the first prototype, there were other handmade sandals models, always made by design and specific request of customers… Read More
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The wooden clogs
The handmade clog, built after customer’s request and indications has got an old tradition in Tuscany, in particular in Versilia. In this part of Tuscany, each summer tourists from every part of the world are attracted by possibility to have unique and customized clogs and they can choose the wooden, but also the straps, in… Read More
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A special interview
Who is there behind Mario Doni? “Behind Mario Doni there is not only a person but first of all an idea, the idea to make customer protagonist.” In this way, starts my interview to Paola Venzi, the woman who twenty years ago with her husband had this idea. Tuscans and passionate in art and… Read More