Italian heritage brand known for its handmade leather Capri sandals and jewel-adorned footwear craft.
ORIGIN
Italy
PRICE TIER
premium
With a legacy stretching back four generations to the late 19th century, Paolo Ferrara is a family-run business from Naples specializing in artisanal Capri sandals. The Ferrara family's history in footwear includes filing a patent for the wood and aluminum stiletto heel in 1954, a significant contribution to feminine footwear. By the 1960s, the focus shifted to crafting leather heels and the iconic Capri-style soles that define the brand today. In the 1990s, Paolo Ferrara took the helm, evolving the company to produce the complete sandal and establishing it as a key player in its niche, including being the first to dedicate a stand to Capri-style sandals at the Micam footwear exhibition in 1998.