Close up of the Michael Paraboot Shoe

Paraboot Shoes: More Than A Modern Giant

French heritage brand Paraboot has become a cult icon, uniting an older generation of cobbler-loving connoisseurs from the French Alps with a younger, more fashion-focused clientele.

The brand’s most synonymous shoe, the Michael, looks like a combination of a Kickers’ Kick-Lo and a Wallabee – and it most likely inspired them both.

A timeless classic, the Michael offers versatility in style, generation after generation, and doesn’t look out of place dressed up or down. For this reason, it’s been taken in and inspired countless generations from opposite sides of the world, like 80’s Ivy League America to its appropriation in Japan.

The brand sits comfortably amongst modern giants that dominate discourse like Clarks and Mephisto, with robust full-grain leathers, cushioned insoles, and double stitched Norwegian welt.

For these reasons, Paraboot is more than a modern giant – it’s royalty.