Castañer - Women

The origins of Castañer date back to 1776 with the birth of Rafael Castañer, the first espadrille maker of the family. Having evolved from the once small workshop, at the end of the 1960s Lorenzo and Isabel Castañer met Yves Saint Laurent in Paris who commissioned the first wedge espadrille in history. With this great innovation, which transformed a peasant’s shoe into a fashionable luxurious consumer good compatible with the runway, the brand took off. Combining natural materials, handcrafted stitching and impeccable finishing, Castañer has made of the humble and traditional espadrille a chic, sophisticated and comfortable shoe that revels in quality and authenticity.