Tyrolean shoes ``MICHAEL'' are a classic para-boot.
It was born in 1945 as a model named after the grandson of the founder of Paraboots (the current chairman). It is a representative model that spread the name of paraboots all over the world, and is still highly popular as a masterpiece of Tyrolean shoes.
MICHAEL is a modified model of the original MORZINE. The original Tyrolean shoes were mostly hard specs with strong mountain and ethnic elements, but by eliminating those aspects, MICHAEL became easier to match with daily clothes, and they became popular all over the world. I did.
Although it has a traditional design, it has not undergone any model changes for over 70 years since its birth, making it one of the world's most popular long-selling models that matches modern styles.

-Paraboot/paraboots-
MICHAEL
COL:NOIR
MATERIAL: Upper cowhide/Sole rubber
SOLE: GRIFFIIUSOLE
SIZE: UK3.0(22.5), UK3.5(23.0), UK4.0(23.5), UK4.5(24.0), UK5.0(24.5)
MADE IN FRANCE

-Paraboot-
The company was founded in 1927 by Remy Richard Pontvert, a shoemaker from the Voiron region of France, who acquired a pair of rubber-covered boots while staying in the United States.
Inspired by rubber boots, we came up with a shoe that uses natural latex as the sole material, which was imported directly from the port of Para in Brazil.
He named the brand he launched ``PARABOOT'' after the name of the export port.
Developed and patented a unique rubber synthesis method using pararubber as raw material.
In this way, we became the only shoe manufacturer in the world that manufactures rubber soles in-house.
Paraboot shoes, which are sturdy, resistant to abrasion, and feature an original rubber sole that provides a comfortable fit, were popular among general workers, firefighters, mail carriers, and soldiers, and were accepted by the world as work shoes. .
In addition, it gained its status as an outdoor shoe as it was used by adventurers such as Arctic explorer Paul Emile Victor.
The Norwegian welt construction, which can be worn in all weather conditions, has become Paraboot's specialty, and along with the rubber sole, it has become a symbol of the brand.
The Norwegian welt manufacturing method is said to have originally been developed for mountain climbing shoes.
This manufacturing method requires approximately 150 steps and can make shoes more durable than the Goodyear welt method.
Currently, we have factories in Isault and Hulet, France, and approximately 70 people work at these two factories to produce shoes with rubber soles, Norwegian construction, or Goodyear construction.
In the spring/summer of 2005, we started producing "dress line" using box calfs from France's Dupuis, deck shoes and driving shoes made using the cause braque method, sandals and slip-ons made using the vulcanized method, and when all these categories are combined, A whopping 350,000 pairs of shoes are produced each year.
It is no exaggeration to say that Paraboots is a brand that symbolizes French shoes in terms of quality and quantity.