Handcrafting each product is preceded by a lengthy and careful process of designing and coloring. We are combining classic styles with the most unique materials in order to offer high-quality footwear.

Each product is entirely made of genuine leather. These materials are sourced in different ways. A part of our inventory is the so-called dead stock, which is a wide range of pre-consumer recycled leather, including calf, nubuck, patent and suede types. The rest of our stock is sourced from local distributors.

In case of the other materials, such as thread, velcro and elastic, the brand is determined to favorize local providers. Our packaging is also custom-made by a Hungarian producer for LOURDES. 

The brand’s main goal is that our little angels wear fashionable, unique and fine quality shoes from the very beginning, which are not only candy for the eyes, but made in a conscious way.

Our products are made of the following materials:

• Upper of the shoes: genuine leather
• Insole and lining of the shoes: genuine leather
• Outsole for soft shoes: genuine leather
• Outsole for normal shoes: rubber sole

The items do not contain any kind of artificial leather, leatherette or leather substitutes.

• Elastic/Velcro: synthetic materials, other materials that contain plastic, or similar. They are used exclusively on parts which are permitted by the regulation of 71/307/EEC.

The brand is following sustainable practices from the production till retail. 

Our collections are made in limited numbers to avoid over-production and also, to maintain exclusivity. We offer the amazing experience of customized order, while the customer can be the designer and invited to choose the colours of a selected model. 

All our products are made of genuine leather in a rural area of Hungary in a biomass-heated manufactury, using solar panel electricity. The smaller sized factory is segmented to satisfy local and international designer brands, including product development, visual and technical designing, sampling and production. All products of LOURDES are hand-made by local professionals on high quality standards.

LOURDES firmly believes in the importance of keeping the production within the country, especially in rural areas. By providing a workplace to qualified workers being paid fair wages, with years of experience in the field, our project contributes to the development of the local economy and directly benefits a small part of the community. 

By combining our vast experience in the shoe manufacturing industry and awareness of the need for sustainable solutions, we are able to make available items which are environmentally friendly and finely designed, sold directly in our online shop. 

We are proud to have our design, sourcing, brand and line of production all within the same country, Hungary. That acts as an incentive to focus on the production of an utterly authentic, contemporary style of footwear for children and on having a beneficial long-term impact on the local industry.

Our mission is to ethically create high quality, stylish footwear for our children that combines classic and recent trends, besides, we would also happily wear the adult version.