Exclusivity“Calzaturificio Emanuela” was established in 1956 as a sole proprietorship by Luciano Passeri, the head of the Passeri family. Passeri put his craftsmanship and creativity to work to begin creating women’s footwear. He started out in a small workshop in the town of Petriano, in the Marche region, near Urbino - a Unesco heritage site and the birthplace of the painter Raffaello Sanzio. In an area of Italy that became synonymous with a keen sense of aesthetics down through the centuries, Passeri footwear was immediately singled out for its refinement and beauty, becoming the talk of the entire province within a few years and thus spurring on the founder to expand the small family-run business.