Men's black gladiator sandals Handmade in Florence Italy | Gianluca - L'artigiano del cuoio. The sole is hand stitched on the insole providing a superior finish and durability than the industrial system which is simply pasted. For staining it is manual dipped in a VEGETABLE colour, manual finishing by the usage of small brushes and as final step, drying at the open air. This process takes as a result called TUFFATO, which many companies do not spend more because it requires a work of extreme precision that slows down production time. Brand new never used