Style according to L'Arianna: materials and details that make the difference
Some shoes are noticed for how they look, others are remembered for how they make you feel. L'Arianna belongs to both categories. Every shoe in the collection begins with a precise choice of materials: soft, carefully worked leathers, fabrics with luminous effects such as lurex or glitter, glossy surfaces that catch the light without overdoing it. The result is a wardrobe for the feet that manages to be sophisticated while staying wearable every day.
The breadth of the range reflects a clear point of view: the woman who chooses L'Arianna has different needs at different moments, and deserves shoes equal to each of them. From classic court shoes to slingbacks, from ballet flats to ankle boots, every silhouette is interpreted with an attention to volume and proportion that makes each model immediately recognisable for its quality and character.
Heel heights on this page cover the whole scale, from a flat one centimetre up to nine: this is neither a collection of comfort heels only nor of evening heels only. The height given on each product page is therefore the first filter to use, and it is worth reading alongside the insole: most models have a leather insole, which moulds to the foot after a few wears but does not cushion, while some have a padded leather insole, which cushions straight away. Above six centimetres the difference between the two makes itself felt within the first hour.
The slingback is the most represented model on this page: closed at the toe, open at the heel, held by a strap across the back. It carries the office better than a sandal and the evening better than a closed court shoe, and it has a practical advantage you notice in warm weather, because an exposed heel does not trap heat. Alongside the slingbacks the page offers Mary Janes with a strap over the instep, flat ballet pumps and ankle boots: four different ways of holding the foot in place — strap at the back, strap at the front, no strap, shaft.
Light-catching materials — lurex, glitter and patent leather — call for different care from matt leather, which is why it is worth keeping them apart in the wardrobe. Patent marks on contact with other shiny surfaces and should be kept wrapped rather than simply stacked; lurex and glitter fabrics should never be brushed, only tapped, because a brush pulls the metallic thread out. On all of them, a neutral cream along the leather edges protects the part that wears first: the heel profile and the toe.
