The story of
Caovilla begins back in the 20th century with Edoardo
Caovilla who learned the trade of
luxury lifestyle shoemaking from Luigi Voltan, the man behind Riviera del Brentas distinguished history of shoemaking. Rene Fernando, Edoardos son, forged the link between art and fashion with his sights firmly set on the high end
luxury market. He went on to introduce
luxury evening shoes of the
very best, jeweled
lifestyle creations and chaussures. Rene gave birth to the fetish creations which carried the emblem of Valentino and collaborations with Christian Dior, Chanel and Lagerfeld.
Today Rene Fernando
Caovilla is one of the leading figures of
luxury and received the Leonardo Qualita Italia
award from the president of the Italian Republic in 2006, thanking Rene for his
excellent career. The
award came following recognition of a very successful year which saw Rene in one of the leading american
lifestyle magazines the
award for the best evening shoes. Daughter Giorgia joined her father in the running of the company and received the Minerva
Award in 2006 for entrepreneurship, while son Edoardo manages the finances of the company.
Caovilla, are one of the
very best luxury gems to come from Italy. The company is located on the Riviera del Brenta, just a very short distance away from Venice. Today producing exclusively Rene
Caovilla luxury signature
lifestyle footwear, the artistic laboratory is where the jeweled collections of elegant
luxury