Paraboot

Although the brand was founded in the late 19th century in Izeaux, a small village at the foot of the Alps, Rémy Richard registered the Paraboot name in 1927. The name comes from “Para” – a port in Amazonia, where the latex was exported from, and “boot” – the interesting new shoe he had discovered in the United States.

Paraboot constantly strive to bring out the beauty of all that is traditional, useful, simple and timeless – as they have always done. The brand pay homage to artisans who work tirelessly every day, generation after generation, to shape our world using only the very best materials.

Paraboot remain faithful to traditional hand-sewn techniques. The principle of manufacturing Goodyear and Norwegian welted shoes is based on connecting the shoe’s upper with the intermediary sole and the outsole via a strong strap of leather called the welt. Paraboot is the world leader in Norwegian construction. The principle is that the upper is fixed to the sole by means of an assembly insole, using a welt and two visible lines of stitches: welt stitching on the upper and lock stitching on the sole. It is also possible not to have a welt, in which case the two lines of stitches are sewn directly onto the leather at the bottom of the upper; this serves as a welt.