Est. Milano
Alessandro
Oteri
Italian designer of hand-crafted women's shoes, bags and accessories. A practice built on craft, restraint and a quiet sense of luxury.
Manifesto
"A shoe is an architecture for the body — a small, intimate building the woman who wears it inhabits all day. My work is to make that building kind."
— Alessandro Oteri
Portrait
The man behind
the last.
Trained at the University of Genoa, formed in the ateliers of Milan. Over three decades shaping the silhouette of contemporary Italian footwear.
Read the portraitIndex
A working life, in chapters.
- 01The DesignerBorn in Genoa, working from Milan. A life spent translating instinct into form.About →
- 02Three DecadesCreative direction and consultancy for Italian and international maisons.Career →
- 03VisionsAn endless scroll of images from three decades — details, materials, campaigns.Visions →
- 04The CataloguesThe full archive of seasonal catalogues, browsable page by page.Catalogues →
- 05In PrintFeatured in Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar and beyond.Press →
FW 2005 — Campaign
An icon, photographed.
Featured in
VogueElleMarie ClaireHarper's BazaarGraziaL'OfficielVanity Fair