When Donald Pliner stopped having his countrymen in the Italian mountains,, experts in their field make his shoes he lost his class.  The shoes are not as comfortable now that they are made in China.  He should stick with the quality that only an Italian shoe maker can do.  That is what made his shoes famous.  They are not quite as comfortable now.  The ability to walk without feeling the shoe is not stable is gone.  The comfort of the stride is lost. Very subtle, but still it is so with this new FiFi. .  They look great at least.  Go back to Italy Donald!