The story begins in the early 1980s when a very young boy began attending the old village shoemaker after school, who made all the shoes by hand and repaired all the shoes he was commissioned at the time.Always attentive and concentrated, he observes and memorizes all the stages of shoe making, becoming an indispensable presence and help for the old shoemaker.After compulsory schooling, the boy moves to continue his studies, until he meets by chance a dear friend of his from school.Speaking, the friend confesses that he is desperate because he can't find a pair of shoes that fit him, and not only him but all his teammates.After several market researches the intuition to compensate for a need of all those people who cannot find the right shoe for their foot. He was born in the late eighties BalducciXXL commercial company specializing in large sizes. Created to meet the needs of men and women with a few sizes larger, over time it has become a point of reference for all those looking for comfortable, elegant and highly manufactured shoes.In addition to all the footwear offered on our website and made in Italy by the most authoritative craftsmen, we can meet the specific needs of our customers with the production of custom-made shoes.