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Duo Dinamico.(Silvano Banfiand Frank Zambrelli of Banfi Zambrelli )(Brief article)

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Byline: SARA MOONVES editor: Sally Singer

Two shoe veterans create a new line of hypermodern footwear to call their own.

The New York--based design duo behind Banfi Zambrelli wax passionate about their business--the natural synergy between B (or Silvano Banfi) and Z (Frank Zambrelli); what they felt the first time they saw a woman in a Florence lobby wearing one of their creations ("pure validation"); and the grueling two hours it took to perfect a 110mm heel: "For all the modernity and evolution in manufacturing, shoes at this level of craft and beauty are still put together by hand," explains Zambrelli.

BZ started as a concept studio helping labels such as Nanette Lepore launch shoe collections. Then, after three years of designing Coach footwear, the like-minded pair--who can ...

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