{"id":10865,"date":"2016-06-08T15:40:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T14:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a-gentlemans-row.com\/?p=10865"},"modified":"2023-05-15T14:48:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:48:51","slug":"agr-in-conversation-with-tony-gaziano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a-gentlemans-row.com\/agr-in-conversation-with-tony-gaziano\/","title":{"rendered":"AGR In Conversation With Tony Gaziano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Our 'In Conversation' series aims to bring our readers interviews with key figures within the artisan menswear world. Showcasing luxury and bespoke brands that are commonly overlooked in our fast-paced fashion world, we hope we fuel our readers passion in learning the true meaning of expert craftsmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Continuing this theme, we threw some questions at Tony Gaziano, co-founder of bespoke shoemakers Gaziano & Girling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Dean and I had been working for different shoe makers for some time already but had found that what we saw wasn't up to what had been done in the past. Unfortunately, the quality of craftsmanship had gone down quite a bit over the course of the last decades. This frustration of British shoes being slightly boring and designed for older men going for the repetitive antediluvian designs all of the time was at us both and we thought let us put our heads together. We were desperate to inject some younger designs and sleeker shapes into shoes whilst keeping the beautiful British making. And there was a niche for years for this to happen at the quality end of the market. Being young and full of energy, our drive was to fill this gap by creating a perfectly balanced shoe, incorporating both great design and sublime quality in a new product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no Gaziano & Girling man, only Gaziano & Girling men and of course some women since we've launched the ladies collection earlier this year. Our oldest clients are well into their eighties while our youngest ones could be their grandchildren. Interestingly enough, most young people go for the classic designs and shapes while older aficionados appear to be more daring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding the whole company, me and Dean obviously are at the head and steer of the business and also have the advantage of being craftsmen ourselves, so can direct the product to be exactly as we want it to be. But honestly, our whole team is crucial to the product we produce, myself and Dean cannot and do not want to take all the praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n