Vintage boots need identifing

[Annette73]

I have a pair of boots that I received from a friend 15 years ago. Ashamed to say that they made it to the back of my closet and hibernated until now. Does any one have any info on these boots? Designer, circa, etc. would be appreciated. There is a patent number on the bottom 431231 along with a stamp pitti palace Florence Italy. The inside tag reads Turin 795ZZ59. Thanks to anyone who can help.

 

[Pinkcoke]

Annette I would love to help but your photos are too dark, could you possibly take some in daylight please?

 

[Annette73]

Yes, the lighting was not the best. Hopefully these will be better. Thanks for your help.

 

[Pinkcoke]

The patterned lining is very 1970s but they might go into the 80s. Pitti Palace refers to a palace in Florence that now houses several museums. I could not find any Italian results for that patent no. on the worldwide database but I suspect it is either for the metal trim or the Pitti Palace brand.
This is just speculation but the Pitti Palace holds a costume gallery which opened in 1983. I wonder if these were produced in connection to this, possibly based on one of their artifacts? It would be interesting to contact them and find out.
The lettered code reads like an address postcode - Italy uses the CAP system which includes two letters that denote the city however I could not make it match, so perhaps this is now a defunct code.

 

[Annette73]

Wow, the plot thickens. I will see if I can contact them and get some more info. Thanks so much!

 

[retro ruth]

I suspect that it's probably just a brand name, rather than connected to the actual Pitti Palace. Because in Italian, it's not called the Pitti Palace, it's called the Palazzo Pitti. I think if they were museum goods from the Palazzo Pitti, they would use the true, Italian, name. So it makes me think it's just someone using Pitti Palace for their brand, perhaps for export. I might be wrong though!