History

The art of Blake stitching at Paraboot

Visit 30 September 2024 - Posted in Diary

Here at Paraboot, we are proud to use Blake stitching to ensure exceptional quality and durability for our shoes. The Blake assembling technique follows a distinctive single stitching method that attaches the insole, outsole and upper together in one single [...]

The timeless elegance of Norwegian-stitched shoes

Visit 13 September 2024 - Posted in Diary

Paraboot's expertise in hand-stitching makes it truly distinctive. Featuring an upper attached to the sole using a welt and visible stitching, Norwegian-stitched shoes combine traditional skills with modern styling. Featuring an upper attached to the sole using a welt and [...]

The timeless deck shoe

Visit 11 February 2022 - Posted in History

Inspired by American Indian moccasins, the deck shoe is traditionally constructed using Blake stitching (also known as sewn through). C'est en 1858 que le cordonnier Leeman Reed Blake, jeune employé du fabricant de machines à coudre Singer, inventa cette technique [...]

Epreuve de patinage artistique en duo - JO Grenoble 1968

Paraboot at the 1968 Olympic Games

Visit 27 January 2022 - Posted in History

Here we are again! The 10th Winter Olympic Games began in Grenoble on 6th February 1968, broadcast worldwide on colour television for the first time. Alain Calmât lit the Olympic flame after climbing an enormous metal staircase. General De Gaulle [...]

The Avoriaz model: a must-have classic from the archive

Visit 29 September 2021 - Posted in History

Initially developed and produced by the Galibier brand in the 30s, the Avoriaz model was designed as an approach shoe for high altitude mountaineers. With a Norwegian welt, the model is waterproof as well as resoleable.

The Goodyear construction is over 150 years old!

Visit 22 September 2018 - Posted in History

In 1869, Charles Goodyear Jr. (the son of Charles Goodyear, who had invented the rubber vulcanization process) filed a patent for a welt sewing machine. This technique, which is called "original Goodyear welt", develops from 1875-1876. However, it is often [...]