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I found Federico and his wife Roberta when i went on line to find a belt store in Rome. The angels then descended on me and brought me to his website. From the minute I opened it, I was in love and I could smell the aroma of Italian leather -the best there is!. The video of the shop was move than expected. I knew every thing here was hand made by a master craftsman - Federico. I dropped an email and shortly after, received a reply to stop at the shop to see him and his wife to see what it is I wanted made - a belt in this case to accompany a beautiful buckle I had and would bring with me.
Upon arriving in the store just a few weeks ago in June 2018, Roberta, his wife, showed me where she marked on the calendar the dates of my visit. I was touched by that.
Not only is Federico a gifted, artistic maker of beautiful leather bags briefcases, wallets, etc etc etc, he and his wife are warm, wonderful welcoming people.
Federico did not have exactly what I wanted in his shop but went out of his way to find something for me and came back with 3 types of leather, of which one was beyond expectations.
Nothing in my world comes close to things " fatto o mano" - hand-made and Federico is " master".
The shop is a stones throw from the Pantheon around the bend from Piazza Minerva.
If you are in Rome or plan to be there, I would say do not miss it!!!!
They speak little Inglese, but you will be understood in what you may want.
As a note, the store was featured in an article in Forbes magazine and Ms Julia Roberts has been in the store herself, having something made.
Buon viaggio a Roma - and if you make it to the store, enjoy this as well!
A Federico e Roberta
Amore a te
Ro
