Finding shoes made in Italy
My search for shoes made in Europe began in 2018, when I was looking for elegant work shoes. Here, I have focused on Italian brands, from sneaker makers to shoemakers offering boots made to order.
Below, you can explore more than 10 Italian shoe brands from our footwear directory. Every brand here is based in Italy and makes shoes in Italy. For each one, you can check the production locations, find a guide price range and read about the business behind the shoes.
Womsh also makes shoes in Portugal, so check where your chosen pair is made before ordering. You can browse the footwear directory by price, size range or country of production, or explore more brands in our European shoe guide.
Shoe brands from
Italy
Tod’s
For women, men & children Made in Italy 400€ to 800€
Italian brand with shoemaking roots in the Marche region, known for its Gommino driving shoes, alongside bags and clothing made in Italy.
Womsh
For women & men Made in Italy and Portugal up to 200€
Italian sneaker brand making its shoes in Italy and Portugal, with leather styles and vegan designs using Uppeal, a leather alternative made with apple-processing waste.
Acquasparta
For women & men Made in Italy 200€ to 400€
Italian sneaker brand reviving the historic D’Acquasparta name, with leather and suede styles handcrafted in the Marche region.
POEVE
For women & men Made in Italy 200€ to 400€
Family-run footwear brand from Veneto, formerly Poesie Veneziane, with shoes made in Italy and leather sourced from Italian tanneries.
Levius
Unisex Made in Italy up to 200€
Venice-born sneaker brand founded in 2015, with leather shoes handmade by a family-run manufacturer in Veneto and a signature orange heel detail.
Valsport
For women & men Made in Italy 200€ to 400€
Italian brand founded in Padova in 1920, offering sneakers inspired by its sporting heritage and leather travel bags, both handmade in Italy.
Spelta Milano
For women Made in Italy up to 200€
Italian family shoemaker making ballet flats, loafers and mules by hand to order in its own workshop near Milan, using Italian leather and fabrics.
Thierry Rabotin
For women Made in Italy 200€ to 400€
Italian women’s shoemaker crafting every pair in its own Parabiago factory, with soft nappa leather linings and flexible sacchetto construction.
Meccariello
For men Made in Italy 800€+
Calzoleria Meccariello handcrafts men's shoes in its family owned and operated workshop in Airola, a few kilometres outside Naples.
Marsèll
For women & men Made in Italy 400€ to 800€
Italian footwear and leather goods brand founded in 2001, with derbies, loafers, boots and bags handmade at an atelier in Veneto.
Fiorentini + Baker
Unisex Made in Italy 400€ to 800€
Italian brand known for its buckle-fastened biker boots, with leather footwear and bags handcrafted in Italy using vegetable-tanned leather.
Santoni
For women & men Made in Italy 400€ to 800€
Italian shoemaker founded in 1975, making men’s and women’s shoes in Corridonia, with signature double buckle styles and leather coloured by hand.
Fillies and Boots
For women Made in Italy 400€ to 800€
Women’s leather boots made to order in small Italian workshops, from riding boots to over-the-knee styles, with a choice of calf circumference and shaft height.
