Edward
Green is an English shoemaker founded in 1890. Edward Green is based in
Northampton, England. The level of handwork involved in production is very high
and only around 250 pairs of shoes are completed a week.
During the
1930s, Edward Green was one of the largest manufacturers of officers' boots for
the British Army. Their shoes have also been selected by such clients as the
Duke of Windsor, Ernest Hemingway and Cole Porter.
Edward
Green shoes are available from their own shops in Jermyn Street in London and
on the Boulevard St Germain in Paris, as well as stores around the world such
as Double Monk in Melbourne, Isetan in Japan, Matches in Wimbledon Village,
Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City, Tassels in Hong Kong and Unipair in Seoul.
History
The Edward
Green store on Jermyn Street in London
In 1890,
Edward Green began to make hand-crafted shoes for men in a small factory in
Northampton.
The company
was sold in 1977 by Green's nephew, Michael Green to an American leather
entrepreneur, Marley Hodgson, but financial problems continued and it was sold
for a single British pound to another bespoke shoemaker, John Hlustik, an
expert at finishing who is often credited with making brown shoes acceptable to
British gentlemen. Upon Hlustik's death in 2000, the company was willed to his
partner, Hilary Freeman.
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