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Originally Posted by kultschar
Is it true Prada bought out Churches hence Church shoes are now made in Italia??
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It's true that Prada purchased Churches.
But then again Hermes purchased John Lobbs.
From the Church website:
http://www.church-footwear.com/en/UK.../en/UK/history
100% of Church’s men’s welted shoes are manufactured in Northampton. The Goodyear construction, that has given English footwear its worldwide fame, has proved to be both complex and reliable. Instead of being stitched directly together, the sole and upper are first stitched on to a “welt”, a strip of hand-cut leather, which is then in turn stitched on to the bottom of the shoes in the early stages of manufacture. This construction means that the sole can be easily detached from the bottom of the shoe in the case of a repair and be resoled for a second life.