Considered
Footwear
- Ancient Greek Sandals — Athens-based handmade leather sandals using traditional Greek techniques.
- Bowhill & Elliott — Handmade Norwich slipper-maker known for traditional velvet Albert slippers.
- Carmina — Mallorca-based heritage shoemaker specializing in bench-made Goodyear-welted footwear.
- Castañer — Heritage Spanish espadrille maker known for hand-stitched canvas and jute shoes.
- Common Projects — The original minimalist-luxury sneaker brand known for gold-stamped serial numbers.
- Crockett & Jones — Northampton family-run maker of world-class Goodyear-welted English footwear.
- Flabelus — Madrid-founded Spanish footwear brand known for embroidered jacquard ballet flats.
- Hender Scheme — Tokyo-based handmade leather brand; known for conceptual undyed sneakers.
- K. Jacques — Saint-Tropez family-run maker of handmade leather sandals since 1933.
- Le Chameau — Cherbourg-founded heritage bootmaker; known for premium handmade rubber wellies.
- New & Lingwood — Jermyn Street outfitter famous for flamboyant dressing gowns and velvet slippers.
- Onitsuka Tiger — Kobe-based heritage footwear brand known for the iconic Mexico 66 sneaker.
- Paraboot — Heritage French shoemaker known for norvégien-stitched country and city shoes.
- Penelope Chilvers — London-based footwear brand known for Spanish-style leather riding boots.
- Porselli — Milanese maker of the original handmade ballet flats for La Scala dancers.
- R.M. Williams — Adelaide-based maker of heritage single-piece leather Chelsea boots.
- Repetto — Iconic French ballet flat brand founded in Paris; popularized by Brigitte Bardot.
- Stubbs & Wootton — Palm Beach maker of velvet and needlepoint slippers; known for custom monograms.
- Tricker's — Northampton-based family-run shoemaker since 1829; known for country brogues.
- Veja — Paris-founded; world-leading sustainable sneakers made in Brazil with fair trade.
- Yuketen — Japanese homage to American workwear footwear using vegetable-tanned leathers.