Spearheaded by footwear legend Elizabeth Rickard Shah, Atelier Satur brings Shah’s passion for craftsmanship to the fore, with an artisanal and personalised approach to luxury footwear
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With a working background spanning major brands like Giorgio Armani, Emilio Pucci and Sonia Rykiel, this recent venture is a culmination of Shah’s experience and expertise within the industry, proposing the simplest and ultimate luxury; bespoke shoes, designed by herself and crafted in Italy.
The brand follows on the heels of Rickard Shah, Elizabeth and her husband Binith’s joint venture which reached enormous success in the nineties, offering refined, tailored shoes to the likes of Kate Winslet and Drew Barrymore.
Once Elizabeth designs the shoes around the client’s specific dimensions and preferences in colour and fabric, the shoes are produced in Italy by artisans
Working on a more artisanal scale, Atelier Satur is a love letter to a bygone era of shoemaking, drawing bespoke practices to ready to wear. Clients are offered a variety of fabrics, leather and colours to chose from, and can have the shoes tailored to the exact dimensions of their feet. Shoes made on demand take within 2-3 weeks to be made, whereas those made to measure will take around 2-3 months.
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The production of the shoes in Italy, wherein lies of course a rich shoemaking tradition, underlines the brand’s sense of responsibility towards honouring artisans and their expertise. Shah has made the deliberate, if atypical choice of not investing in traditional marketing, Instagram campaigns or influencers, directing that money instead to the Atelier’s artisans.
Fast fashion’s never ending growth has made quality craftsmanship increasingly less synonymous with luxury brands. Atelier Satur on the other hand, is making an elegant, refreshing case for expert craft.
