Clergerie
Paris
France
FMD-ID
BR2630
Website
About
- Robert Clergerie is a world renowned French footwear brand for women and men. The studio in Paris works with the latest shoe fabrication techniques to create chic directional shoes with a truly perfect fit, quality and design.
- The history of the French shoe brand, Robert Clergerie, began in 1895 when Joseph Fenestrier, son of a shop owner based in Romans, bought a small shoe factory located at rue Jacquemart.
- In 1948 a prestigious shop opened on 6 Rue Faubourg Saint-Honor�.
- Mister Fenestrier died in 1961 and the company was brought back in 1978 by Robert Clergerie.
- In 1981 the brand Robert Clergerie�s was launched and a first store opened in Paris, 5 Rue Du Cherche-Midi.
- In 1983, a Joseph Fenestrier store opened in Paris, 6th Arrondissement.
- The first shop opened in Tokyo in 1986, followed by a further shop in New York one year later.
- In 1988 stores opened in Madrid and Brussels.
- In 1989 the first shop opened in London followed by a second one in 1999 at Draycott Avenue.
- In 1994 a store opened in Los Angeles.
- In 1996 Robert Clergerie decided to retire and sell his shares to financial investors.
- In December 2004 Robert Clergerie bought back the company that carries his name and participated again in the development of the collections.
- In July 2012 Roland Mouret was named the new creative director of the footwear brand.