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The Shoemakers & Bootmakers in Melbourne Issue

ORBISSHOEMAKERS & BOOTMAKERS IN MELBOURNE
4 shops in the atlas.
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Shoemakers & Bootmakers in Melbourne

4 stores · curated ORBIS register

Australia

Australian dress-shoe brand founded in 1928 at the Phoenix Hotel in Collingwood, Melbourne; the Julius Marlow name was adopted in 1933. Made boots for the US Marine Corps in WWII and introduced its Crystal Sole in 1946.

Best for Australian dress shoes

⚒ Shoemakers & Bootmakers · Australia / ChinaORBIS register

Thomas Cook

Heritage House

Australia

Founded in Melbourne in 1924 by orphaned teenager Thomas Cook, this Australian bootmaker is now run by the fourth generation of the Cook family, supplying country clothing and boots to over 1,200 accounts across Australia and New Zealand.

Best for Country clothing, bush

⚒ Shoemakers & Bootmakers · Australia / ChinaORBIS register

Australia

Melbourne footwear house founded in 1972 by Italian-born shoemaker Tony Bianco, now run by his sons Anthony and Adam; family-owned, factory-partnered, known for heel-forward, leather-driven fashion shoes and boots.

Best for Australian trendy footwear

⚒ Shoemakers & Bootmakers · Australia / ChinaORBIS register