Italian designer-shoe brand René Caovilla is a fashion favourite, adored for its embellished-inspired high heels. René Caovilla was heavily influenced by his father, Edoardo Caovilla, who first moved to Venice to learn the city’s shoemaking tradition in the 1950s. René continued his father’s tradition, fusing craftsmanship with couture, and began to experiment with his shoes by adding an artistic dimension. René mastered sculpting elegant, precious and polished shoes adorned with jewellery, giving birth to his namesake line. René Caovilla also designed opulent shoes for haute couture titans such as Chanel, Christian Dior and Valentino Garavani. Celebrities Jennifer Aniston, Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum are René Caovilla fans.