PADMORE & BARNES

About PADMORE & BARNES

Padmore & Barnes has been making shoes in Kilkenny, Ireland, since 1934, built on a simple aim: quality and distinction. At its peak the factory turned out 25,000 pairs a week, employing over 500 people on site plus hundreds more hand stitching shoes at home, continuing an old Irish craft tradition. From 1964 to 1987 the company was owned by C&J Clarks and produced the Wallabee at the Kilkenny plant, making Padmore & Barnes the original manufacturer behind that shoe. A management buyout in 1987 returned it to independence, and it has traded on its own since, now offering over 150 styles in fine leathers and suedes, worn by brands including Supreme, Ted Baker and Comme des Garçons.