FN quizzed both heritage and emerging Italian labels at the Micam shoe fair in Milan last week on the year ahead. Here’s what they had to say about digital U.S. expansion and more.

1. Gio Giacobbe, CEO, ACBC (Advanced Commuter Basic Concept), a new modular footwear brand with interchangeable zip-on, zip-off skins and soles. Geographic focus: “We launched three years ago in Asia, which is our biggest market, with 35 points of sale in China, Japan and Korea. We are now moving into Europe.”