Following on the Italian tradition, we
endlessly hone our skills and refine our art to deliver products of inestimable quality.
We cherry pick our materials and use them to give life to shoes with a timelessly elegant design.
Barrett was first established in Parma in 1917 as the result of a partnership between a tannery owner from the East End of London sir John Richardson Barrett and a long standing shoe store in the region of Emilia called Zanlari e Tanzi.
During one of his trip to Italy at the start of the century, Mr. Barrett fell in love with the extraordinary comfort and elegance of the shoes crafted in a small cordwainer's shop from Parma.
Barrett is one of the oldest and most prestigious Italian footwear manufacturers and its archive includes more than 80 lasts and 3500 different models.