GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI
"High heels are like a beauty lift. In a flat, you can feel beautiful, but a stiletto changes your mood, how you move - like a wild, beautiful animal. The idea was always to follow a woman's wardrobe, her desires.”
"High heels are like a beauty lift. In a flat, you can feel beautiful, but a stiletto changes your mood, how you move - like a wild, beautiful animal. The idea was always to follow a woman's wardrobe, her desires.”
Giuseppe Zanotti is an Italian footwear designer whose designs have incorporated gold accents on tall, black stilettos. His collections are extensive, including even men’s footwear, sneakers for both men and women, and jewelry.
Zanotti comes from San Mauro Pascoli, famous for its shoe manufacturing tradition. His deep-rooted passion for women’s shoes and fascination with the craft industry in his native town caused him to take the first big step towards becoming a shoe designer. He started working with small artisan companies as a freelance designer and then, designed for some of the leading fashion houses like Valentino, Thierry Mugler, Missoni, Dior, Roberto Cavalli, and Gianfranco Ferré.
In 2000, Zanotti opened his first boutique in Milan. Later, more boutiques were opened in New York City, Paris, London, Moscow, Dubai, San Francisco, Stockholm, etc. He now has reached over fifty stores globally.