By Cassell Ferere originally published on Forbes.com

In 1895, Berluti established itself as a fine shoemaker for the cobbles lining the Paris streets. Fortunately, more than one hundred years later, Berluti developed fine leather goods and accessories that gave way to ready-to-wear collections. In 2011, the brand introduced its first complete clothing collection and offers a bespoke experience for its customers.

The Berluti name has fashioned distinguished men in suiting and dressier shoes and boots in its existence, with service workshops in rue Marbeuf and rue de Sèvres, and over 60 stores worldwide.

The gentlemen who wear Berluti have evolved with the generations, and the LVMH owned brand has developed its taste to cater to them. As noted by Berluti in a statement released, the “bootmaker universe of leathers, patinas, and colors,” has been fine-tuned for the relaxed and casual man of the post-pandemic era. Berluti’s ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2022 collection has been modernized with a silhouette that remains as chic as a French fashion house can suggest.

Berluti taps into its traditional designs, like its 18th-century manuscript-inspired ‘Scritto’ motif design, which is brought to life in 2004, as the palette for the streetwear-Esq designs of this ambitious collection. The original Scritto design was hand-calligraphed poetry.

Berluti's reinterpretation of this aesthetic amplifies the expressive side of the modern man, designed beyond the leather wallets and belts. An enlarged design, the abstract Scritto design comes in silk inserts and embroidery stitching on nubuck bombers. The bomber displays the refinement of the Berluti name with millimeter-precise positioning of the abstracted motif and superb fitting techniques…

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