Church's

Philosophy

Church's is a British classic and handmade footwear brand.

The legendary brand was founded by Thomas Church in 1873 with his three sons Alfred, William and Thomas Jr.

Their shoemakers family started producing precious handmade shoes in 1675, according to the medieval Northampton traditions.

Church’s workshop became soon an important company of handmade and high quality shoes, the point of reference for best shoe stores, London and Britain upper class.

In the twentieth century, Church's exports its shoes all over the world and it started the woman line in 1921, responding to the bigger role of women in society.

Church’s invents the Goodyear construction, as well as the classic shoe leather line, which join together the performing rubber’s sole to the finest uppers, giving a maximum comfort and shoe’s adaptability. 

This new patent allows a perfect resoling.

It takes about 250 handmade steps and 8 weeks to build each pair of Church’s.

The "Adaptable", one of the legendary model, won the gold medal at the "Crystal Palace Exhibition" in 1884; furthermore Church's received the "Queen's" by Queen Elizabeth II, a prestigious prize for exports, in 1965, that officially recognizes the great English company worth with its ancient tradition and international brand leadership.

 

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Showrooms

Boutiques Church's

Typology
Antonia Riccione
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Antonia Riccione The Best Shops
Antonia is located in the heart of Riccione, and it is considered one of the most important and well-known multi-brand boutiques in Italy that offers womenswear exclusive brands. Antonia Manaresi opened Antonia Boutique in the spring of 1974 in Galleria Viscardi, Viale Ceccarini in Riccione. [...]
Base Blu Uomo
Base Blu Uomo
Base Blu has been operating in the luxury fashion retail for over twenty years. With 1500 square meters of total sales area, the company owns four multi brand stores in old town of Varese: Base Blu Donna, Base Blu Uomo, Blu and Base Blu Man Concept Store. In May 2024 the Group [...]
Bellettini Cura di Vetralla
Bellettini Cura di Vetralla
The Bellettini company was founded in 1978 with the opening of the first luxury boutique in Cura di Vetralla on Via Cassia, the only connecting road between Rome and Viterbo. The foresight and resourcefulness led them immediately to represent the best fashion brands. To date, Bellettini boutiques [...]
Bellettini Punta Ala
Bellettini Punta Ala
The Bellettini company was founded in 1978 with the opening of the first luxury boutique in Cura di Vetralla on Via Cassia, the only connecting road between Rome and Viterbo. The foresight and resourcefulness led them immediately to represent the best fashion brands. To date, Bellettini boutiques [...]
Bellettini Saturnia
Bellettini Saturnia
The Bellettini company was founded in 1978 with the opening of the first luxury boutique in Cura di Vetralla on Via Cassia, the only connecting road between Rome and Viterbo. The foresight and resourcefulness led them immediately to represent the best fashion brands. To date, Bellettini boutiques [...]
Bellettini Viterbo
Bellettini Viterbo
The Bellettini company was founded in 1978 with the opening of the first luxury boutique in Cura di Vetralla on Via Cassia, the only connecting road between Rome and Viterbo. The foresight and resourcefulness led them immediately to represent the best fashion brands. To date, Bellettini boutiques [...]
Besozzi
Besozzi
 
Bini Silvia Donna
Bini Silvia Donna
Silvia Bini has always ensured an ongoing family tradition thanks to three generations of sellers. For many years the womenswear, menswear, accessories and formalwear boutiques have been representing a reference point in Versilia, by offering well-known fashion brands as well as a refined and [...]
Blondie Finale Ligure
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Blondie Finale Ligure The Best Shops
Blondie was born in 1979 thanks to the vision of the two founders Irene Gaggero and Giovanni Costa.    The shop immediately stands out for the unique point of view in the selection of brands and in the approach of sales. It has been an authentic trendset [...]
Cammisotto
Cammisotto
In the heart of Reggio Calabria province, to Taurianova, from the passion and dedication of Giuseppe Cammisotto has born, on 1980, a small business reality, dedicated to shoes world. This, since the begin, has been a landmark for the local élite, mostly thanks to the high quality of the offer [...]