These white shoes, believed to have been produced by Palizzio, were worn by Annie Selikoff on her wedding day.
Palizzio was founded by Reuben and Leo Gordon from New York and was around from 1943-1980’s. Palizzio created high quality shoes and purses that matched. They were once sold by big department stores such as Macy’s and Saks Fifth Ave. In 1955 famous artist Andy Warhol created multiple advertisement posters for the company, with ink drawn shoes and handbags.
From the Annie Selikoff Laves Collection
Just gifted with a pair of retro Palizzio shoes. What quality and craftsmanship along with high end style. Had to look up where Palizzio started and where from.
Polo zip shoes was founded by over six individuals all but one Italian shoe makers only one of the men mentioned was a founder. They selected the name by putting all names in a hatter even workers. The name chosen was of a line worker. My grandfather vecenzi “Jimmie” Tortora invested a large chunk of money. You state is wrong. Only one of men you indicated was involved in found. Neither was a shoemaker and the quality of the product was based on Italian craftsmanship they all got along till the early 1950s
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Palazzo was founded by a co-op of Jewish imigrints, Gorden was the sales man. When the factory wenn bankuptl Gorden took over. I was in that factory as a kid at 801 Broadway, NY.