Classic Furlana nero

Classic handmade velvet slippers with a rubber sole.  Whole sizes only and some people find these run small.  Consider sizing up.  

The furlana is the quintessential Venetian slipper: the name dates back to the XIX century, when a few ingenious and brave ladies from Friuli began producing footwear with left-over fabrics and old bicycle tires. The legend narrates that a family decided to open a parlor for their scarpez, this is how they call shoes in Friuli, right by the Rialto Bridge. The friulana was an immediate success among gondolieres. The rubber sole allowed them to have a firm grip when rowing while still protecting the precious pitch-black varnish on their gondolas.

Vibi Venezia was born when two sisters put their typical sibling rivalry aside and decided to create a brand symbolic of their sisterly love, their love of Venice and their childhood memories.