The JM Weston saga dated back to the year 1891, when Mr Edouard Blanchard founded a shoes factory in the Limoges city. The region was well know for its leather work due to live-stocks activity. 15 years later, his son Eugène Blanchard decided to travel to the USA and learn the american boot-makers’ craft in Weston city (Massachusetts). He imported back the “Goodyear” stitching technique, which allows shoes to be resole in the long term. Innovative, he decided then to only manufacture top of the line shoes and renamed the family business “J.M Weston”.

JM Weston is the only French shoemaker which has its own sole leather tannery since 1981; using traditional vegetable tanning methods, the leather possesses durability and exceptional quality.

Since 1974, the JM Weston brand belongs to the EPI holding, a french familial holding geared towards luxury activities. The brand has now a worldwide reputation, not only for its shoes design but also for its craftsmanship. It offers a particular attention to its customer’s requests and has a tailor-made service. The shoes models are provided in 3 to 7 foot-width for each half size ! More than 180 steps and 6 weeks are necessary to manufacture a JM Weston shoe.

You can buy the JM Weston shoes on the e-shop, in the 7 Parisian boutiques, in the 3 Main departments stores corners….or in the boutiques worldwide.

And remember, the  JM Weston brand now offers a vintage service in France & Japan !