Santoni is a footware company from Corridonia, in the Marche region, that specializes in refined, handmade shoes for men and women. They are known for their use of fine leather and elaborate details that require expert skill. The 2017 Spring/summer collection is a repertoire of laborious decorative methods, including coloured leather weaving on wedges, openings that make the uppers look like lace, fringe, and metallic decorations like washers and appliques. Every pair of sandals is a work of art, using an array of bold colours that range from midnight blue and bright green to tobacco and orange. As stated in the title, “Shoes: Pleasure and Pain”, from last year’s exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, shoes are as pleasurable as they can be painful. Santoni’s towering high heels are worth all the suffering.