Best of Boston

You may not be able to take the Italian leather artisans out of Italy, but with the power of the Internet, you can bring their buttery-soft shoes and handbags to footwear lovers anywhere in the world. That’s the smart business model, at least, behind Boston-based M.Gemi, which since 2015 has been collaborating with family-owned factories across the Boot to craft high-style,high-quality kicks. A snakeskin block-heel pump from Toscana? A supple jewel-green slide from Lucca? Che bello.