it was a true pleasure meeting Hiroshi Takahashi san and the world traveller Takahiro Hara san at Vergina booth, during Micam trade show in Milan. As reported on Verginia s/s catalogue " ... all products are created by the long time experience in shoe business and the knowledge piled up over 30 years of research in genuine products proposed by Anglo-Saxons, taking cues and ideas from those original and authentic designs". Quite interesting also the origin of the name: "... The brand name is a mintage and derived from 'Virginia', the name of a state in south east of America and the word 'virgin' which conveys the innocent or pure image. thanks to Mr. Ernesto Avenia for having introduced me Verginia. If you want to get your pair, check arch heritage or oi polloi_