The Bite Magazine - Summer 2019 - Issue 25

bite shoe “Our family’s pursuit of the simple, classic, design and attention to de- tail, makes Magnanni a leader in the industry” - Magnanni Magnanni shoe should be admired for its work of art and pro- found craftsmanship. Sebastián’s legacy has lived on in his son and grandchildren in La Mancha, a region of Spain where shoemaking transcends manufacturing footwear and is a way of life steeped in gener- ations of traditions. It was actually Sebastián’s son Pascual who came up with the name ‘Magnanni’. He, himself, was raised amidst the rich culture of shoemaking as an apprentice of his father and even at a young age, he obsessed over every line, cut and stitch, determined to create the perfect shoe. And as they say, “his passion and artistic vision drove him to build his own legacy.” It is perhaps because Pascual saw shoes as the ‘thing that carries a man through both the minutiae and milestone of life’. Having the influence of the golden age of early American cinema, he made shoes that would embody the elegance and presence as the stories told on the screen did. He believed that every style had to be thoughtfully designed with exhaustive attention to both beauty and purpose. It is for these reasons that Magnanni stands on its own by passing the principles, creativity and craft of shoemaking on to the next generation of the Blanco family. Thanks to the valuable teaching of his father, Pascual was able to start his studies of shoe pattern and design at the age of 14 and then went on to become head designer of the company two years later. Under his leadership, more elegant shoe designs were created that would cement Magnanni as a prestigious and renowned brand in the industry. In a factory where there are