Thursday, March 27, 2008

Stéphane Kélian - master in luxury shoes


Its been 30 years since Stéphane Kélian launched his first women's shoe collection - a line of colorful woven shoes that were destined to make a lasting impression on the footwear industry. Established in 1978, three brothers, who were the sons of an Armenian tanner who fled the massacres of the Ottoman Empire, used to run the luxury shoes company. Plaiting on boards, machines or lasts: all of these techniques were used for great craftsmanship without cutting or even seams. As the press raved, the sales boomed and Kélian shoes began to be seen on almost every French mesdames. 

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