About
California born designer, Claudia Lucia Aragon, dreamt up Cornetti while living and studying along the Amalfi Coast in Italy. She was inspired to create a line of sandals that evoked the Italian sun-soaked spirit and atmosphere around her. She developed a working relationship with family of artisan shoemakers in the region of Campania who could bring her creations to life. This family-run factory had been passing down their handmade craft of shoe-making for over 100 years; a true lineage of experts in their art, skill, and technique. And so, it began. In 2012, she launched the line under a notion of luck by naming it Cornetti, which translates to “little bull horns”, a symbol that has been defined by the Italian culture as one of luck since ancient times.
Since its inception, Cornetti Sandals have been made from the highest quality and mindfully sourced Italian leathers. Each pair is meticulously crafted to last for summers. The soles of all styles are made in Cuoio leather, with the variety between styles coming in the color and cut of the straps.
Claudia’s intention has always been to translate the essence of Italy into the sandals. Drawing her inspiration from Italy’s southern coastlines, Claudia has designed and named each and every shoe in the image of a specific beach or coastal town in Southern Italy. The timelessness of the designs, colors of the leather, cuts of the straps, forms of the soles, and even the smell of the tanned leather is all meant to exude a specific feeling.
Cornetti is now in its 12th year of business and continues uncompromised in its commitment to both quality and integrity; the business is still completely female-owned and operated by Claudia, who now resides and designs her collections from her home in California. Her collections are 100% handcrafted in Italy from only Italian leathers by the same family run-factory whom she sought out in Cornetti’s formation.
Claudia’s passion is Cornetti; in all the little details. Her joy is bringing these sandals to the feet of women all over the world. Her wish is for customers to feel that wherever they are in the world, to walk in Cornetti is to step both in the Italian air of luck and fashion.