Paraboot’s “MICHAEL” began with a special order from Hermes! Introducing the charm of the famous Tyrolean shoes

Paraboot’s “MICHAEL” is a masterpiece of Tyrolean shoes that is said to have been first produced after Hermes placed a special order for them. In France, the home country of Paraboot, it is known as the most popular model among the brand’s products. In this issue, we focus on Paraboot’s “MICHAEL” and introduce its charms!

Paraboot”, a French shoe brand that created rubber soles for leather shoes.

Founded in 1908 in the town of Izeau, France, Paraboot originally manufactured work shoes for the military and mountain villagers. 1926, the company’s founder, Remy Richard Ponvert, encountered rubber-soled boots in the U.S., and this was a turning point for the brand. A turning point came when the company’s founder, Remy Richard Ponvert, encountered rubber-soled boots in the United States. Ponvert, who believed that rubber soles were an essential element for practical shoes, began to develop his own outsoles. After much trial and error, the world’s first “rubber sole” for leather shoes was born.

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Mr. Ponvert was particularly particular about using natural materials. The name “Para Boots” was derived from the name of a Brazilian port used to import natural rubber latex, which was called “Para.

100% Made in France! Paraboot is the one and only brand that manufactures everything in-house, even the soles!

In the 1960s, the brand focused on mountaineering shoes and established itself as a standard brand of outdoor shoes. Later on, the company also manufactured leather shoes for town use by utilizing the technical skills cultivated through mountaineering shoes, and masterpieces such as “Chambord” and “Michael” were born.

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Paraboot still manufactures its own rubber boots and is the only shoe brand in the world that can manufacture everything from uppers to soles in-house. Paraboot shoes are characterized not only by their design, but also by the use of various technologies that emphasize practicality, such as the Norwegian manufacturing method, storm welt, squirrel leather, and rubber soles.

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