Lovers of the finest bespoke shoes flock to Florence from all over the world, to Via dei Michelozzi, located directly on Piazza Santo Spirito. The inconspicuous entrance to the small shop is located between an osteria and a street café and could easily be overlooked. As modest as the exterior is, the bespoke shoes that Roberto Ugolini has been making in his workshop for over 20 years are spectacular and have long been renowned among connoisseurs worldwide. Stepping into Ugolini's workshop, you enter a universe of images and scents: magnificent sample shoes stand on shelves and the finest leather exudes its fragrance, as do the wood of the turned and carved custom-made lasts on the walls and the countless leather oils, waxes and polishes.
However, Roberto Ugolini's heart does not beat only for shoes of perfect craftsmanship, for since his youth he has been a passionate and renowned collector of unusual fragrances in Italy. German perfume connoisseur and craft enthusiast Herbert Stricker is a long-standing customer and friend of Master Ugolini, and over time the idea of creating their own personal fragrances developed. This is how the Roberto Ugolini perfume collection came into being. Under the artistic direction of Herbert Stricker, who, with his many years of experience as a perfume distributor, knew how to translate the great love of traditional Italian craftsmanship by accomplished perfumers into the language of haute parfumerie.
The fragrances and the bottle reflect the atmosphere of the Renaissance city of Florence, where history and craftsmanship are omnipresent and tangible, at the same time. Each leather label on the bottles is punched by hand and placed on the bottles, and the caps are made of fine horn, available in either a matt or polished finish. Roberto Ugolini's perfumes are timeless, unique and classy, emphasising the personal identity and desire to be different of those who wear them. And all this in accordance with the highest standards.
