Giovanni Picciotti
Pair of black embroidered high-top footwear objects covered in gold conical studs with a gilded swoosh panel

GP-003

ORO NERO

REFERENCE
GP-003
CATEGORY
CALZATURE
YEAR
2026
EDITION
01 / 01
STATUS
PRIVATE COLLECTION

THE OBJECT

ORO NERO is the black counterpart to CORDA NERA — the same violence, executed in gold. A stripped silhouette rebuilt in embroidered black canvas and armoured with several hundred conical studs, each set by hand from the toe to the collar.

THE MATERIALS

  • Black embroidered Italian canvas
  • Hand-set 24k-washed conical studs
  • Gilded calfskin swoosh panel
  • Engraved brass tongue plate
  • Blackened rubber sole, hand-finished

THE PROCESS

The canvas is embroidered in Milano, then aged with a black wash and burnished back along the wear lines. Studs are set individually from the inside out, the swoosh panel is cut from gilded calfskin, and the tongue plate is engraved and pinned last. The sole is blackened and left unsealed.

THE DETAILS

GP-003 · VISUAL RECORD

01 / 07

Pair of black gold-studded high-top footwear objects on a dark timber benchSide profile of the black gold-studded high-topOverhead view of both pieces showing lacing and gold eyeletsMacro of gold conical studs against black embroidered canvasRear three-quarter view showing heel panels and spiked collarsMacro of the engraved gold tongue plate and waxed black lacesUnderside of the piece showing the blackened outsole

PLATE 01

THE PAIR · BLACK ON GOLD

Macro of gold conical studs set into black embroidered canvas beside the gilded swoosh
MACRO · STUDS SET ONE BY ONE
Engraved gold tongue plate against black waxed lacing
PLATE · ENGRAVED BY HAND
Rear three-quarter view of the pair showing spiked collars and heel panels
HEEL · SPIKED COLLAR
  • Several hundred studs, each set by hand
  • Embroidered canvas aged with black wash
  • Gilded calfskin swoosh, cut in one piece
  • Tongue plate engraved and pinned last
  • Sole blackened by hand, never sealed

THIS PIECE WILL
NEVER BE RECREATED.

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