When Paolo Scafora and Antonio Meccariello are not in the radar in the industry, Italian shoes were known by Santoni, a.testoni, Bontoni and Silvano Lattanzi, Di Bianco was one to mention. Nowadays, new players are more talked about, but Di Bianco still lives well in US market.
Di Bianco is owned by Sutor Mantelassi which is owned by Eland group from Korea.
Brand image in US is quite good, maybe due to its Italian Lineage and limited models, unlike the messy collection of Santoni.
Four collections, Premium for 1100 USD, mainline 1000, SPQR of Bolognese construction for 800 and Gallo for 600 USD.
Goodyear construction is viable, however Blake and Blake Rapid is major products. Shoes are a combination of classic design with modern patina.
The naming rule is numbers for model, letter prefix for collection, take an example, SBP is Premium, SB is mainline, SC is SPQR, GB is Gallo. If there is a suffix of F, it means Flex, AKA Bolognese construction.
Let us check its models.
Remark
The fact is Italians can make great shoes, no matter the lasts, patterns and leathers.