Stefano Bemer (1964–2012) was an Italian shoemaker, based in Florence.
Bemer's clients included the actor Andy Garcia, designer Gianfranco Ferré, singer Julio Iglesias, and the poet Adam Brower.
DD Lewis and Stefano shared the same passion for their respective forms of art.
"[1] The London shoe designer Justin FitzPatrick also did an apprenticeship with the shoemaker in 2008–2009.
Stefano Bemer is now a large artisanal workshop nested in a chapel in Via San Niccoló in Florence and has a direct showroom in New York City.