Signature
“Goodyear-welted construction, hand-burnished finish”
View pieceM-LS-001
Oxford Cap-Toe
Full-grain calf leather
noida, India
Autumn — Winter Collection
cv singh
Each piece in our atelier begins not with a brief, but with a question — what should this object be in ten years? Twenty?
47Pieces
3Ateliers
1Standard
M-LS-001Oxford Cap-Toe
Signature PieceFull-grain calf, hand-burnished over 3 days in Florence
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— The Collection
Every piece,
considered.
“Blake-stitched, antique brass horsebit”
View pieceM-L-001
Horsebit Loafer
Burnished calfskin
Florence, Italy
“Hand-rolled edges, solid brass pin buckle”
View pieceM-A-001
Full-Grain Dress Belt
Full-grain calf leather
Florence, Italy
New
“Hand-lasted on a bespoke heel form, 90mm pitch”
View pieceW-H-001
Ankle-Strap Pump
Nappa lamb leather
Milan, Italy
New
“Hand-lasted, silk ribbon tie”
View pieceW-F-001
Ribbon Ballet Flat
Glazed kid leather
Paris, France
Atelier
“Brass hardware, hand-stitched saddle seams”
View pieceW-B-001
Structured Tote
Pebble-grain calfskin
Milan, Italy
Archive
W-A-001ACCESSORIES
“Hand-rolled hem, archive print”
View pieceW-A-001
Heritage Silk Scarf
22mm habotai silk
Lyon, France
— Craft philosophy
Not fashion. Permanence.
We have never made a seasonal piece. Every object that leaves our atelier is designed to be worn for twenty years and inherited thereafter. We work with three ateliers — Florence, Milan, and Lyon — each a three-generation family practice with no interest in volume.
A pair of our shoes takes eleven days to construct. A bag, fourteen. We refuse to accelerate this. The hands that make them have spent decades learning how not to rush.
11Days — footwear
14Days — leather goods
3Family ateliers
— The Atelier
A house without seasons.
I
The founding
Larch began in a single room in Florence in 1987. Not as a brand, but as a workshop. Our founder, a shoemaker of thirty years, had one instruction to his apprentices: make it last.
II
The material
We source three grades of hide. One is sold. The top two percent — the quietest grain, the most consistent pull — goes into our pieces. The selection takes longer than most houses spend on design.
III
The bespoke service
We make commissions for twelve clients per season — no more. Each begins with a conversation about how you live and what you need the object to do. Then we disappear for eleven days.
Interested in a bespoke commission or private appointment?