Del Toro Expands Into New Shoe Categories This Summer, Aims to Have ‘More Fun’ With Designs

Del Toro is kicking off summer with an expanded product offering as the luxury footwear brand looks to widen its assortment. According to Del Toro owner and chief executive officer Brady Perrigo, the made-in-Italy shoe brand has launched a new collection consisting of 12 new silhouettes and 49 new colorways, including nine new silhouettes for women. This collection includes the debut of unisex sandals and boat shoes in time for summer. Perrigo told FN in an interview that the robust lineup of newness came after the team created a large portfolio of new ideas over the past four years, but never put them into production. “We finally had the opportunity to sit down and knock out some of the designs we’ve been sitting on for a while,” the CEO said. “Some of the silhouettes are super timely, like the boat shoes, but I also can’t believe we waited this long to make them. Overall, though, I’m really happy with the way it turned out.” The footwear executive also credited Del Toro’s Ryder Cup collaboration last year as the turning point in terms of “adventurous” new designs. “I think coming out of the Ryder Cup is really when we kind of sat down and decided

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