I just came across a shoe and bag line out Italy called Guidi 1896 that has some amazing shoes and bags. Atelier -- the super high-end boutique in SoHo I never go to because everything costs $1 million -- carries the line so you know it's hot.

Since 1896, Guido Guidi, Giovanni Rosellini and Gino Ulivo established Conceria Guidi e Rosellini at Pescia in Tuscany. Here the art of leather tanning can be traced to the Middle Age, when a guild of tanners and shoemakers existed since the XIV Century.

Ruggero Guidi is actually running the tannery and he spent time and energy looking for the perfect balance between advanced technologies and respect for his heritage of traditions and skills. The Conceria Guidi e Rosellini is well-known all over the world: the most demanding designers ask Guidi for special leathers and treatments and he always finds how to get exactly what they want.

Read the full Guidi bio here. According to their site, they're currently showing a line of new designs for the SS10 season in Paris right now called mutAted shOes, mutAted bOots, and mutAted shOppers. To view the current and past collections, click here. To find out where the line is sold, click here. In the US, you can find it at Atelier (NY), Maxfield (LA), The Archive (SF), and MixMix (Honolulu).

The shoes are amazing, but I want the Reverse Calf Bag (shown in gray below), which you can find on Atelier's site.