Sunday, April 15, 2018

The History Of Luis Onofre Shoes And Accessories

By Richard Myers


If there is one brand of footwear and accessories that has really made a name for itself is definitely Luis Onofre. Today, it is a well known brand in many countries such as the US, Canada, Israel, Germany, Italy, France, Portugal, and many more. Of course, it was not always this big of a brand as it also went through its own very humble beginnings as a small company grown big.

The origins of the company lie in a small footwear company that was founded by an old woman during the year 1939. This old lady was in fact, the grandmother of the founder of this brand, mister Onofre himself. In the year 1990, he decided to take over the company of his grandmother and turned it into what it is known as today.

In the year 1999, the brand launched its first collection which made it pretty big in a lot of countries. The first line was presented in Madrid ModaCalzado and also in Barcelona Fashion Cafe. In 2001, another collection was launched but this time in a Portuguese Fashion show in Paris Printemps. This 2001 Summer Collection was presented in this show where the brand launched a special edition footwear collection.

From there, the company skyrocketed its way to a big year with one of their biggest collections which was shown in the Micam Fair in Italy. This was able to get them a spot in that particular fashion show every year. When the company went into the year 2009, they made even more collections through their development team. Because of their skyrocketed image, there were other brands collaborating with them as well. These brands included known names such as Marni and Jimmy Choo.

As the company reached the year 2010, this company was able to make its first online store. However, the store was only available in Spain, Netherlands, and Portugal. Eventually, this company was invited to the well known fashion exhibit which is the Swarovski Boulevard fashion show for a new collection.

Two years later, the brand received one of the most prestigious awards from the Portugal Fashion Awards which is the Best Design Accessories. The collections from the brand became really popular that even celebrities were into the footwear. In fact, noteworthy people such as the fashion icon Paris Hilton and former first lady of the US Michelle Obama wore shoes from the line.

During the year of 2014, another store was opened up but this time in Lisbon. Because it was one of the biggest brands of footwear in the industry, the store was awarded a medal for being a big contributor to the promotion of the city. This was actually given by the mayor of Lisbon himself as an honor to this brand.

Even up until today, the company is still going strong with its first worldwide online store being launched in the year 2016 catering to different countries. In fact, in 2017, a new store was opened up in the city of Porto wherein the store is more modern and located in a high end shopping complex. Now, the company is still continuing to grow with more plans of expansions to other countries around the world.




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