Norman Vilalta News

A Spring Break

This month we created three new shoes for our group-made-to-order with Spring in mind. With dress codes becoming more casual, each of this month's shoes are equipped with a Vibram Rubber Sole, a co...

New York City Trunk Show with Leffot

Join us Friday, October 29th and Saturday, October 30th for our New York City Trunk Show with our friends at Leffot in the West Village.Take advantage of this rare opportunity to meet Norman Vilal...

Leffot Part Deux

We've teamed up with Steven Taffel of Leffot, the pioneer luxury footwear boutique in New York City, to create a new selection of shoes for our second Group-made-to-order (GMTO) together. We worked...

Push the Boundaries

For September, we made a small batch of two classics designs in new patinas that are office friendly but tastefully push the boundaries. Our Eduardo Derby is our single eyelet derby that we debute...

Que Calor

With the recent heat waves this summer, we made three new shoes for our latest Group-made-to-order (GMTO) that will give you something nice to look forward to this winter. Our first is our Boulevar...

Welcome Calder

Last year we introduced our Calder Wingtip Derby in dark oak in The October Suprise GMTO and it was an immediate hit. Clients loved the perfect balance of the chiseled toe, soft square facings, bro...

Sophisticated in Suede

With many shoes featured in box calf and grain calf this year, we thought it was time to add more suede to our shoe rotation. For this month, our GMTO highlights the richness and sophistication of ...

Clean and Simple

One of the beauties of our group-made-to-order program is the ability to test new designs, patinas, and concepts and get customer feedback to better understand what our clients are craving. This no...

Breaking the Rules | Interview with The Hand

Charming rebel of the bespoke shoemaking tradition: Norman Vilalta.Why did a lawyer become a bespoke shoemaker?How did he build and grow a business out of his passion?And where is he going to take ...

For the City | Norman Vilalta x Leffot

This month we created a very special Group-made-to-order (GMTO) with our good friend Steven Taffel, a great visionary of luxury footwear and the founder of Leffot, one of the pioneer men's luxury f...