- Bruno Magli
Bruno Magli is an Italian shoemaker, designing and handcrafting high-quality luxury shoes and accessories.
History
After learning the art from their grandfather, Magli and his siblings Marino and Maria started crafting women's shoes in a small basement in
Bologna ,Italy , in 1936. In 1947, the first factory was built, which also produced men's shoes. The current plant was built in 1969. In the 1980s, the Magli company developed a franchising retail network which led, in about twenty years, to around 40 "franchises", strewn aroundEurope , America,Japan ,China and otherAsia n countries, andAustralia .Magli is now a privately-held upscale brand leader in men's and women's footwear, leather clothing, women's handbags, luggage items, small leather goods, and other accessories.
Miscellaneous
Bruno Magli shoes were in the spotlight during the
O.J. Simpson trial ; OnJune 19 ,1995 , FBI expert William Bodziak testified that the famous bloody shoe prints at the scene of the double murder ofNicole Brown Simpson andRonald Goldman had been left by a size-12 pair of $160 Bruno Magli shoes ("Lorenzo" model). Simpson called the Brunos "ugly ass" shoes while denying he ever owned them. [ [http://www.cnn.com/US/9701/23/shoe.sales/ CNN - Thanks to O.J., Bruno Maglis are really big shoes - Jan. 23, 1997 ] ] Photos were later shown to the jury of Simpson at a September 1993 football game, wearing shoes positively identified by Bodziak as size 12, Lorenzo-style Bruno Maglis. [ [http://www.courttv.com/casefiles/simpson/notebook/notebook.html Court TV Casefiles: O.J. Simpson - Rob Schmidt's Reporter's Notebook ] ] The actual shoes used during the crime have not been recovered.Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.brunomagli.it/ Bruno Magli official site]
* [http://www.adidasshoess.com/bruno-magli-shoes.html Bruno Magli Shoes Online]
* [http://www.cnn.com/US/9701/23/shoe.sales/ Thanks to O.J., Bruno Maglis are really big shoes - CNN.com]
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