CHURCH'S

About CHURCH'S

Church's is an English shoemaker founded in 1873 by Thomas Church, whose family's shoemaking roots trace back to 1675. Most pairs are still handmade in Britain, with a single pair taking around eight weeks to complete. In 1881 the brand was the first to make differently shaped left and right shoes, a genuine innovation at the time. Royal patronage followed in 1913, when King George and Queen Mary each had a pair designed for them. Church's opened its first store in New York in 1929, later moving to Madison Avenue. Prada Group took a stake in 1999, helping develop new styles alongside the traditional ranges.