Walter Steiger

Walter Steiger as a company was started by Walter Steiger senior in 1932 as an exclusive tailored shoe atelier. Walter Steiger junior is the one who brings the brand to world wide fame starting by opening the first boutique in Paris in 1974 and soon after followed by Milan, London and New York.

Innovation has always been the core of Walter Steiger’s design, many of his creations revolutionized the Shoe industry and many of them are now consid- ered classics. His contribution to the world of fashion includes the use of fluo- rescent leather, transparent plastic, the invention of the first high-heeled riding boot, a variety of heel shapes, boots designed as gloves and recently sandals with zippers at the back.