Samuele Failli, is the founder and creative director of his namesake footwear brand, which launched in 2017. Born in Tuscany, he went on to study jewelry design and moved to the U.K. to study Fashion Design at the London College of Fashion. Failli spent several years at the Prada group and in 2011, he joined the Tom Ford team in London and later he moved to Paris to work at Yves Saint Laurent with Stefano Pilati and then with Hedi Slimane. He stayed in Paris for other five years working with Azzedine Alaia, one of his mentors. Failli’s shoes are an example of typical Italian perseverance and creativity, and are a combination of beauty, design, and craftsmanship.