Vance Vivian

A Lifetime Of Passion In Every Pair.

Elevate your wardrobe with Calzoleria Toscana footwear that's renowned for its style, quality and durability.

The unique, hand-painted technique produces a natural patina; giving their shoes that distinctive Toscana look. There are no chemicals involved in the manufacturing of the colours. Only organic vegetable dyes are used to hand paint each shoe.

Taking pride in utilising old world craftsmanship and techniques is something that has been passed down for three generations.

Discover the world of these fine Italian made shoes. Comfort, style and quality from instore and online now.

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Canali Summer 2024 has arrived.

From the classic Navy Suit to the elegant silk Pocket Square. Shirts, ties, polos and jeans.

Blue, Camel, Rust, Lilac, Beige - tones of the new season, and all of course.

Available instore and online now.

The Smile Says It All.

One of the highlights of last weeks Centennial Celebrations was getting to present a pair of shoes to a couple of winners in a promotion.

Mark stole the show when Nick Mills gave him a call live on air to tell him he had won. His genuine reaction and joy at winning was priceless. His wedding outfit was sorted, but all that was missing was the shoes.

He had checked out our website and seen the range we had on offer. We really appreciated his enthusiasm and fantastic comments about our store, so it was awesome to meet them both on Sunday when he came in to select his shoes.

And what a great choice. The Chester Wingtip Brogue. Hand crafted and coloured by the amazing team at Calzoleria Toscana. A beautiful shoe that will complement his ensemble perfectly.

We also presented them both with a bottle of our special 100 Years wine, thanks to and wished them all the best for their wedding day. Hopefully Mark will send us a pic or two of him wearing his new shoes.

Cheers 🥂

We were recently shown a copy of an Auge International book of New Zealand business and industry from 1974. Featured among its many pages was a double page spread on Vance Vivian, with these amazing images of the Auckland store located within the 246 building on Queen Street.

As we celebrated 100 years this week, discovering this story not only added more insight into our past but also highlighted some of the influences and principles that would shape the next 50 years.

To read the full article, contained in our latest newsletter, click on the link below.

https://mailchi.mp/cb35d55b11e4/fifty-years-ago-in-full-colour?e=874492e9c6

A Century Not Out.
A nice little article in The Post this morning.

https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360460380/vance-vivian-century-not-out

Celebrating 100 Years With Some Merch!

Limited edition polo shirts from and celebrating our centenary. Available in Navy, White (and a handful of Black) while stocks last.

So Fresh...It's Top Secret 😎 🥂

Stay tuned.

100 Years - What A Journey.

We love our history and looking back through old photos, advertisements and even the personal diaries of George Vance, has brought back many memories and stories.

What are your recollections from visiting one of our stores? Do you remember the original Vance Vivian in Wellington? Or the Christchurch or Auckland stores? A favourite item of clothing? Or first suit?

Our latest newsletter went out today with a very brief history of the last one hundred years. The real stories could fill a few books, we are sure of that. But the newsletter will have to do for now. Link below.

Thank you for following along and for your support. We have a few things planned over the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned for more information.

https://mailchi.mp/8b0cbd4b6d9d/100-years-what-a-journey?e=a8ad239ff8

New Abelard Business Shirts Have Arrived.

Fresh colours in both Classic and Slim fits, as well as our popular Non-Iron Egyptian Cotton fabric in White and Blue.

Check out the website and click on the Abelard banner on the home page.

New Styles Just Dropped.

Ted Baker blazers, suits, tees, polos, caps, wallets, bags...and a cool looking field jacket.

Just unpacked but still to be marked and set up.

It's a small collection, so get in early.

Browse online for more details

https://vancevivian.co.nz/ted-baker-2/

Summer Hats Are Available Now.

Italian made summer fedoras and trilbys from Bugatti are instore and online.

Available in sizes 57cm (S), 59cm (L) and 61cm (XXL).

https://vancevivian.co.nz/hats/

Bugatti Summer 2024.

Instore & Online Now.

And there's more where this came from.

Our Summer 2024 collection from is instore, and online, now.

Excuse the mess over the next day or two as we get it all out, and literally 'off the floor', but by this weekend everything will be ready to view instore.

The website is being updated continuously during this time as new products are added, with amazing pictures, full sizings and prices.

Check out the Bugatti section in the SHOP ONLINE area of our website, or follow the link on the homepage.

New and Exclusive.

The new season collection from has arrived at Vance Vivian, and available now instore and online.

Casual and Formal models in Leather and Suede. Hand crafted in Italy 🇮🇹 with with colours like Kangaroo, Green, Brick and Pacifico.

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A Florentine Summer.

Sort out your sneaker style with

Just two of the many casual models available instore and online right now. And more to be added very soon. Lace up or Slip on. Smooth leather or Soft suede. Socks...or no socks.

We are proud to be celebrating our Centenary Year in 2024. Still family owned, and still in Wellington.

And as part of our celebrations, we have partnered with another family business – – to create a very special shoe.

”Hand crafted in Calfskin on the elegant and timeless Reine last, the workmanship of this shoe with its Blake stitched sole is synonymous with the quality and traditions of our grandparents. This is the best shoe we produce.” – Enrico Barni.

Available only in Black and for a very limited time. Full leather sole, with Vibram heel and monogrammed rubber sole insert.

Comes in an exclusive custom made box, with shoe horn, spare laces and a satin shoe bag.

Hand made, of course, in Florence, Italy.

Vance Vivian, Lambton Quay - Then and Now.

Privileged to be celebrating 100 years here in Wellington.

This month is going to be busy with our end of season sale in full swing, and the arrival of new collections from and

And next month is our 'birthday month' 🎂🍷💯

Stay tuned for more updates.