The history of the Penny Loafer is a bit muddled these days, but legend has it that in the 1930’s, Norwegian fisherman were wearing moccasin-style slippers for comfort. The country also began exporting them to the rest of Europe. Americans visiting Europe at the time would bring them home, but it wasn’t until Esquire magazine featured them that these leisure slip-ons became known to the masses in the United States.
Mauro and I met in 1983, when he was an architectural models maker and worked at his own advertising agency. Two years later, we were living and working together, and since that moment, we have shared our lives together and have two children: Demetrio and Olimpia. We are so very different in our styles and characters that our relationship requires a continuous discussion in order to come to an agreement for everything.