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Aquazzura

The name is the clue. Aquazzura comes from the Italian for blue water, and it was taken from the sea at Capri rather than from anything to do with shoes. The address is the other half of the story: Florence, where shoemaking is a trade with centuries behind it rather than an outsourced step, and where the label's production still sits, Italian and largely by hand.

That handwork is what the house is recognised for, more than any single silhouette. Leather and suede are cut close, edges are finished by hand, linings are set clean, and a small golden pineapple — the house emblem, chosen as a good-luck mark — is set into the leather sole. Materials run from smooth and grained leather to suede, satin and woven raffia, and colour, when it is used, is used at full strength.

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What does the name Aquazzura mean?

It comes from the Italian for blue water, and it suits a house whose palette leans on strong colour rather than neutrals. The pineapple used as the brand's emblem belongs to the same instinct: warm, a little exotic, more Mediterranean than minimal. Neither is decoration for its own sake. Both work as recognition marks, which is how a modern shoemaker builds the shorthand older houses get from a buckle or a sole colour.

How are Aquazzura shoes made?

In Italy, and largely by hand. The house works out of Florence, where the local trade supplies the lasting, stitching and finishing a shoe like this needs: linings set clean, edges finished by hand, and the golden pineapple emblem fixed into the leather sole. Uppers run from smooth and grained leather through suede and satin to woven raffia, which is why two styles from the same season can feel entirely different on the foot.

Are DIHSAN's designer shoes authentic?

Yes. Every piece DIHSAN sells is the brand's own — genuine designer product, with the maker's hardware, stamping and markings intact. Nothing is a reproduction or a licensed imitation.

Will I be charged duties on a DIHSAN designer shoe order?

No. Duties are included on every DIHSAN order, and US orders include taxes as well.

Can I return a designer shoe purchase at DIHSAN?

Yes. Eligible designer shoes can go back within 14 days of the ship date, for store credit rather than cash, and shipping charges are non-refundable. Items discounted 70% or more — plus swimwear, intimates, and limited-release styles at any discount — are final sale.