Sometimes time, knowledge and history account for a lot when looking for products built to last. The importance is now even more appreciated with an industry flooded with inexpensive fast fashion.
K.Jacques is a long family story that has evolved through time and each new generation has inherited the passion for leather. Bernard, son of the founder is today the Managing Director while the children, grandchildren and cousins continue the work started ninety years ago, with the original spirit intact.
It was in 1933 that Jacques Keklikian arrived in the small picturesque fishing port of Saint-Tropez. Under the hot sun of this village the locals needed resistant leather sandals. Soon after this, when Picasso, Cocteau, Brigitte Bardot and Romy Schneider arrived… they chose to adopt the classic K.Jacques brand, representing the best of tradition and excellence.
Today the styles have not changed too much, for Women, Men, and Children.
The classic flat brown leather sandal is still extremely popular among senior members of the fashion industry giving the timeless style the style seal of approval, either for day or dressed up with a smart summer dress in the evening.
All styles can be customised with any of the 250 leathers available, from choosing a sole, or strap colour to adding engraving.
Over the years, K.Jacques has forged a bond with its supplier for the quality and exclusive colour of the K.Jacques sole.
The sole is double, inside and outside, and the part in contact with the foot is sewn with a linen thread imported from Ireland - selected for its sturdiness and structural stability.
Designed to last, the brand provide information about maintenance of your items and also provide a repair service all year round
For weddings, they have a dedicated customer service team to design your personalised sandals, discussing the style of your dress, the theme of the ceremony. They offer a complimentary engraving to immortalise in the leather of your soles this unique day with the date.
By Anna Bance
August 2023
Creator of artisan made leather sandals, as worn by the fashion cognoscenti.
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Anna Bance
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Published August 2023
Anna is the co-founder of Girls Meets Dress and a contributing editor to the GWG. She expertly guides us round the most covetable online fashion.
