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ince 1959
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS
OF FOOTWEAR
TRADITION
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ot by chance was Quarvif narrate the personal style of the wearer.
founded, over fifty years ago in Quarvif shoes are therefore the perfect
1959, in the Riviera del Bren- complement to the clothes and luxury
ta, not far from Venice. that have made Italian fashion fa-
This magical area, mous the world over. Every
dotted with Palladian villas, shoe is produced entirely by
has for centuries been master shoemakers who
home to beauty, the have a deep knowledge
centenary tradition of of their art, with the
shoe-making hand- hand stitching, prime
ed here from one quality leathers se-
generation to the lected in their natu-
next. This tradition ral state, in-house
was inherited first dyeing using ani-
by the founder’s line colours, and
grandson, Vitale exclusive details
Quartiero, and has that have made it a
now been embraced sought-after brand
by his son Andrea, worldwide. A mem-
who keeps it alive ber of the Associazi-
with a maniacal pas- one Maestri Calzaturi-
sion, interpreting it with eri Riviera del Brenta, the
equal mastery in today’s local master shoemakers’
world, thanks to production association, Quarvif is today a
of footwear that teams classic de- synonym of quality, creativity and
sign with current fashions. For Quarvif Italian tradition and the company ex-
each shoe bears the same importance as ports 80% of its production to top stores
a piece of clothing, helping to define and around the world.

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 HOW
A QUARVIF SHOE
IS MADE

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W
hen you take a Footwear made using innovative leathers, dyed in
Quarvif shoe out of unusual colours, or featuring contrasting stitching
its carefully made or other exclusive details. In any case, products of
packaging, what the very highest quality and an expression of refined,
you hold in your exclusive elegance.
hands is the result of a lengthy Every shoe is a unique piece, each part handmade: a
production process, each stage philosophy that Quarvif takes to the extreme, going as
involving passion and creativity. far as to offer customization for some of its styles. If
Because each shoe model is born you would like the model you have chosen in another
long before any of the master colour, or with a different detail, after just a few weeks
shoemakers cuts out the first Quarvif will deliver your bespoke article with the
leather prototype. Quarvif holds features you requested. And to highlight the value of
great store by tradition and its time in its shoes, if necessary Quarvif will be happy to
values, while living intensely restore them, using the same materials and the same
in the present. This is why, the artisan techniques employed for their manufacture.
designers in this Veneto firm Only original spare parts - but then, you would
team absolutely classic models demand the same attention for your priceless sports
with ideas that rework shapes, car, wouldn’t you?
materials or details, to offer their Materials for Quarvif are a veritable obsession: only
customers the values of a quality grain leathers are chosen, the finest, in the crust, in
artisan product that is perfectly other words tanned but not dyed. All dyeing processes
in line with fashion trends. take place in-house, using natural aniline colours.

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 the idea, a great tradition
renewing itself
QUARVIF footwear is born from an idea which is
the continuity of a style and it has a long artisan
tradition behind. From the idea, we proceed to the
sketch that is used as basis for the paper model
which, applied in its turn on a wooden shape foot-
like, undergoes a perfectioning work.
At this point we carry out the first prototype in
hide, we try it, prove it and give it the finishing
touch so that we can get the final model.
This final model is used to get a shape in cardboard
and by means of a pantograph, we obtain all the
other measures similar to the model. Only after
this first stage, we proceed to the proper shoe
processing.

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hides of “natural” tanning
and dyed with aniline
According to the season, the working system and
the drawing, for every model we choose the most
suitable hides.
For the wamp we choose calfskins, kid, cangaroo
and buckskins - all hides of quality with the
characteristcs of strenght, softness, perspiration
and with a full and well marked print - ; for the sole
we use leather which is always ox, cow, calf; while
for the lining we use soft kidskins.
Having made the choice, the model shapes are
placed on the most even and central spots of the
hide, tying to make the most of the full flower and
we cut the various “patches” making up the shoe,
using a hand cutter.

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 the refinement of execution makes
the production extremely limited

an authentic masterpiece

The first sewing includes: Inner sole in leather The second sewing
inner sole, vamp, with increna for includes: outer sole
lining soaked in cobbler’s wax. the sewing. and rimming.

Chain-stich with Outer sole in leather Closed increna to stand

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 ENTIRELY HAND-MADE
BY ARTISANS
Shoe processing, from the preparation of the vamp
to the mounting into the shoes tree, from the sewing
of the first sole to the vamp and of the second to the
rimming , requires complete mastery of working
techniques at all stages, profound knoledge of the
materials used and a manual relation - with no
mediation to a machine - with the footwear to be
produced. Executing the GOODYEAR processing
is, in fact, an art that requires competence, calm,
patience and, above all, precision.
Needle, awl, string and pliers, everything must be
every time well calibrated with accuracy, exactly
the same way every part of the stitching is always
controlled with.
On every shoe, for instance, are used something
like 250-270 stitches, during which a special grease
mixt with tar is continuously passed into the string
in order to get the stitch completely waterproof and
strong.

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 THE SECRET
OF UNPARALLELED
TECHNICAL PERFECTION
GOODYEAR footwear is extremely smart and
it conceals in itself the secret of an unreachable
technical perfection.
Look! Point by point, the main advantages. The first
one concerns the strength of the sewing which, not
being in contact with the corroding sweat of the foot
and the continuous rubbing with the ground, last
much longer than a normal shoes sewn at sight.
The second one concerns raw materials which,
being subjected to a particular processing so that
they can support the stitch, they must be all first
quality and strength.
The third point concerns walking and adaption of
the shoes to the foot which, in this case, after a
first feeling of stiffness, combines itself perfectly to
the foot, giving utmost nimbleness to the walk.
Once executed the most important and delicate
stage of sewing the vamp to the sole, known as
“GOODYEAR processing” we go on setting the heel
and milling all exceeding parts.

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 FOOTWEAR THAT
BECOMES A PART OF YOU
Applying a slip with plantar, hot ironing,
cold creaming and subsequent polishing
and application of small orthopaedic clever
devices - scrupulously complying with the foot
anatomy - allow utmost nimbleness of walk.
So, having obtained a very strong footwear,
splendidly made, the prestige of the trade-
mark is due to the love given to details, exactly
as a shoemaker of the past would do, with a
product made to measure.
With fashion continuously changing, new ideas
come and go, ...taste, refinement, glamour
remain: for this very reason, today more than
ever, QUARVIF is a symbol of them.

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 ENTIRELY
HAND-MADE
BY ARTISANS

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our
Classics
Available in 48 hours

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Article
97346
Last
Classic
Sole
Leather / Rubber
Leather
Anilou
Color
Black
Suggested Price
€ 299,00
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97346
Last
Classic
Sole
Leather
Leather
Anilou
Color
Dark Brown
Suggested Price
€ 299,00

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Article
98412
Last
Classic
Sole
Leather / Rubber
Leather
Anilou
Colore
Black
Suggested Price
€ 299,00

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Article
97668
Last
Classic
Sole
Leather / Rubber
Leather
Anilou
Color
Black
Suggested Price
€ 299,00
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Article
97669
Last
Classic
Sole
Leather / Rubber
Leather
Anilou
Color
Black
Suggested Price
€ 299,00
 Article
98328
Last
Classic
Sole
Leather / Rubber
Leather
Anilou
Color
Black
Suggested Price
€ 299,00

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Article
98328
Last
Classic
Sole
Leather / Rubber
Leather
Anilou
Color
Medium Brown
Suggested Price
€ 299,00 25
 for a correct
care of
footwear

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Clean them every day with natural polish or with
shoe polish of the same colour.
CORRETTA MANUTENZIONE
When they are not used, put them into a shoe tree
or fill them up with old newspaper.
Don’t expose them to dump air, nor to the open
sun.
When they are wet, don’t place them near a heat
source, but leave them to air in a dry room.
If you follow this advice, your footwear will keep
its original characteristics and good qualities
unaltered.
The vamp hide, although prepared in the most
perfect laboratories, doesn’t get changed in its
essence, but it is even used to advantage in its
natural qualities, from the traditional tanning
process.
Therefore, if one notices some “defects” in the
flower of the hide, these are due to the wild life of
the “donor” animal and they cannot be qualified
as defects, but guarantee certificates of originality.

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 OUR
ClassicS Art. 97346 Art. 97346 Art. 98412
INDEX p. 12 p. 14 p. 16

Art. 97668 Art. 97669 Art. 98328 Art. 98328

Size
European sizes 38 38½ 39 40 41 41½ 42 42½ 43 43½ 44 45 46 46½ 47 47½* 48* 48½*
British sizes (UK) 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 9 9½ 10 10½ 11 11½ 12 12½* 13* 13½*

* Plus sizes

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Q&Q Shoemakers S.r.l.
Via Breo 2,
30030 Fossò - Venezia -Italy
Tel. 0039 041 5170330
[email protected]
www.quarvifshoes.com
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