How it's made.
Designed in The Netherlands.
At our design studio in the Netherlands we focus on the things even the eye can't see, to build better. We approach clothing and footwear as product design. Prototype, test, refine, repeat. Every collection is the same but evolved.
Built in family-owned ateliers.
Our footwear is handmade in Felgueiras, Portugal, the heart of Portuguese shoemaking. The family-owned atelier we work with has roots going back to 1935: three generations of shoemakers, today a team of 76 specialists. Cutting, lasting and stitching by hand; a single pair holds 20 to 40 individual components. For our menswear we select a specialist per fabric: knitted, woven and sewn in Portugal, Turkey and China. Our heavyweight denim is woven in Tokyo, Japan. The best maker for each craft, nothing less.
Handmade in Portugal.
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Tech meets craft.
We merge traditional shoemaking with today's technology. ETQ sneakers are built with a Strobel construction, stitched rather than glued, so the shoe bends where your foot bends. They sit on our own sole, from our own mould, in a rubber blend we specified ourselves: enough give to walk on all day, firm enough to hold its shape. Inside sits a removable memory foam insole that softens to the shape of your foot. Comfortable on the first wear, made to stay that way for years.
Built on our own sole.
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High standards.
Only the finest materials enter the atelier. Our nappa, suede and nubuck come from LWG certified tanneries in Portugal, Italy and Spain, and every hide is inspected on finish, colour, surface and thickness before a single cut is made. Leather that does not meet the standard goes back. During production each department checks its own work before a pair moves on, and every finished pair passes two final inspections before it ships. No shortcuts, no exceptions.
Refined, version after version.
We don't start over every season. We improve what already works. The TP 01 trouser is now in its third version and the TS 01 heavyweight tee in its second, each one shaped by what our customers told us about the one before.
The latest versions.
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Meet the icons.
Two silhouettes started it all and still lead the way: the LT 01, our very first, and the LT 03, our bestseller. Made with the same craft, signed with a small square at the heel.