There’s custom made and then there’s bespoke custom made. Then, there is Casa Fagliano, located just outside the city of Buenos Aires in Hurlingham. This 120 year old company goes above and beyond what anyone is used to, relying on old-world craftsmanship and traditions. Established in 1892, this family-owned business, now in its fifth generation, is renowned in Argentina for making the finest polo boots in the world. In fact, the company has a year-long waiting list for a pair of boots, and sells each pair for between $2,000 and $5,000.
Today, several generations of Faglianos work side by side in the tiny workshops crafting their wares entirely by hand. They use hand tools and hand- and foot-propelled sewing machines that date back to the late 1800s and 
early 1900s so as to have better control over the stitching. Every single boot is entirely handmade, from tracing the soon-to-be proud owner’s feet and taking measurements, to forming a foot or leg mold, cutting the leather, creating the soles and heels, polishing and refining. Excellence, precision and ultimate comfort are the guiding lights 
of the Fagliano family and they never rush a pair of boots. In fact, it takes about 40 hours of labor to create each and every pair.
So, for whom does Casa Fagliano make boots today and in the past? Well, a walk through their workshops reveals dozens of pairs for the Sultan of Brunei and his favored few, Princes Harry, Prince Charles, the King of 
Spain, singers such as Tommy Lee Jones, famed polo players such as Adolfo Cambiaso and more. Each perfectly formed mold of a foot bears a name. Walls are lined with boot and shoe models and the workshop carries the 
wonderful scent of fresh leather, wax, shoe polish and more.
In fact, walking through this workshop one would hardly know what century we are in if not for the occasional cell phone or car keys left on a wooden work bench by one of the Faglianos. The outer room one enters is filled with boots, shoes, trophies and pictures of the family. Another room is stocked with leathers of all colors and types, and on one wall a row of antique-looking books line a shelf. In these books, which date back more than 100 years and up to today, are the drawings and measurements of foot after foot after foot. The workshop itself has double doors on one end that open to a patio and that let the natural light into the room- strewing sunlight on a warm, rich palette of leather and wood. In this room, Eduardo sews, his brother Hector makes the patterns and does the cutting of the leather, and 
brother German handles the soles. In fact, they each work on multiple aspects of every boot – which slowly and surely becomes a treasured reality.
This is the maker of the new limited edition cordovan black strap for the Jaeger-LeCoultre 1931 Reverso – craftsmanship teaming with craftsmanship – but that’s another story.