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The devil may wear Prada, but the Pope does not

For Halloween footwear, it's hard to beat Prada. Devilishly sexy, but obviously not something for Papa Benedetto XV1. 1009shoes.jpg No, instead of Lombardy, the successor of Peter goes to Piedmont for his shoes. There, in Novara, the humble cobbler Adriano Stefanelli produces impeccable handmade leathers in ruby red for the papal feet.

Truth to be told, Pope Benedict doesn't go all the way up to the north of Italy for his footwear. Signor Stefanelli delivers the shoes to the Vatican in person. And neither does he charge for his services. And it seems the same applies to the residents of the White House. Free hand-made Italian shoes. Just one of the many, many benefits of being powerful.



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