K.JACQUES‘ founders, Jacques Keklikian and his wife Elise, Armenian refugees, opened a small workshop in 1933 at 33 rue Allard in St. Tropez. Jacques, a gifted craftsman, began manufacturing strappy leather sandals while Elise enhanced her husband’s creativity with her own knowledge of couture. Jacques would trace the outlines of the feet of friends and neighbors on pieces of cardboard and later that night cut out the leather shoe soles; the starting point in the assembly of the highly acclaimed Tropezienne sandals.
More than 80 years on, the brand continues to be family-owned and run, making timeless, high quality sandals that are summer staples among celebrities and stylish jetsetters alike. Handcrafted in St. Tropez by a team of 28 craftsmen, K.Jacques sandals are made from luxurious, but sturdy materials in effortless styles.