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Article: DESIGNING MINDS; CARMEN MARC VALVO AND CLAUDIA CIUTI, ON THEIR NEW VENTURE.
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- Footwear News
- Article date:
- May 10, 2004
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Ever since Carmen Marc Valvo launched his ready-to-wear line 15 years ago, he knew he wanted to add a shoe collection. It was simply a matter of finding the right partner.
"From a clothing designer's perspective, the shoe has to be an accessory to the gown [and] be beautiful enough to take center stage -- but not upstage," Valvo told Footwear News. "When I did a personal appearance or a trunk show [at a department store], I ended up running into the shoe department, looking for something perfect."
He found his partner in Claudia Ciuti, who designs her own line and owns C.C. Calzature Ltd. with her husband Roberto Angiolucci, president. C.C. Calzature ...