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FRYE & COMPANY
CLASSIC BLACK LOAFER
WITH ZIPPERS
STOCK NUMBER FO100028
SIZE 12M
NEW IN THE BOX WITH HANG TAGS
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The Frye Company is an American manufacturer of shoes, boots and leather accessories. Founded in 1863, it claims to be the oldest continuously operated American shoe company.

History
In 1863, John A. Frye opened the first Frye shop on Elm Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts. In the 1890s, Marlborough manufactured more shoes than any other city in the U.S. During that time, and Frye was one of the largest and most successful footwear companies in the entire country.

During the 1960s Frye made custom boots for Jackie Kennedy, Bing Crosby, Jerry Lewis, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Ann-Margret, Walt Frazier, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Candice Bergen, Liza Minnelli, Carole King, Gene Autry, and President Richard Nixon.

The company also introduced the Harness Boot in the 1960s, inspired by Union cavalry in the Civil War.

In 1998, Frye was acquired by Jimlar from the Kravetz Group, a footwear company that produced Coach shoes under license. In 2010, Jimlar was acquired by Li & Fung. Li & Fung spun off its brand management as Global Brands Group in 2014.

Stores
The Frye Company opened its first retail store in 2011 in SoHo, New York City. In 2013, Frye opened stores on Newbury Street in Boston, Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, D.C., and Chicago.

In 2015, Frye opened stores at Ponce City Market in Atlanta, Roosevelt Field in Long Island, New York, NorthPark Center in Dallas, and Tysons Corner in Fairfax County, Virginia.

On March 27, 2020, all Frye Company retail stores were officially permanently closed.

Archives and records
J.A. Frye Shoe Company ledgers at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School.
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Allen Edmonds is an American upscale men's shoe company based in Port Washington, Wisconsin. The company was established in Belgium, Wisconsin, in 1922 by Elbert W. Allen as Allen-Spiegal Shoe Company. The company is one of the few companies to maintain manufacturing in the U.S. and has been the choice for every U.S. president on inauguration day from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush.

History
In 1922, Elbert Allen began crafting men's shoes by hand in Belgium, Wisconsin, but did not know how to effectively sell his shoes. In 1931, Allen partnered with Bill Edmonds, a salesman, and formed the Allen Edmonds Corporation. Allen ran the company until he died in 1946 and the company was passed onto Allen's son, Elbert "Bert" Allen, Jr. Upon Bert's death in 1968, the company was handed down to Bert's younger brothers. In 1980, the company was sold out of the Allen family to John Stollenwerk, who was committed to continuing the Allen family's history of American production.

Allen Edmonds gained much of its following after providing shoes to the US Army and US Navy during World War II, with many of the recipients of the shoes being loyal to the brand for the rest of their lives.

In 2006, 90% of the shares in the company were bought by Minneapolis-based investment firm Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison for $100 million. In 2013, the company announced that it would be acquired by private equity firm Brentwood Associates. In December 2016, Caleres acquired Allen Edmonds from Brentwood Associates for $255 million.

Manufacturing
With more than ninety-eight per cent of shoes sold in the U.S. being produced overseas, Allen Edmonds is among a small minority of companies producing shoes domestically. John Stollenwerk, Allen-Edmonds's retired chairman and former owner was committed to keeping manufacturing in the U.S. In 2003, the company invested $1 million (1.1% of sales) to refit their factory to save 5% on production of each shoe. Its assembly lines were replaced with teams of craftsmen, allowing reduced overtime, more ease in covering for absent employees, and fewer manufacturing imperfections.

In 2006, concerned with rising manufacturing costs and ambitions to compete in the boat shoe and hand-sewn market, Allen Edmonds closed its Lewiston, Maine, manufacturing plant and moved its hand-sewn production to a new, company-owned factory in the Dominican Republic. Shoe uppers for the Allen Edmonds hand-sewn collection are cut and sewn in the Dominican Republic; raw materials are sent from the U.S. for sewing, then shipped to Port Washington, Wisconsin for completion. The Horween Leather Company supplies leather shells for Allen Edmonds.

Allen Edmonds offers recrafting services to refurbish its shoes, which includes replacing soles and heels; creating a new cork base and strip; and reapplying finish. The company recrafts 26,000 pairs of shoes each year and has recrafted one million pairs since the program's inception. The company states a pair of its shoes can be recrafted about four times before it should be retired.

As of 2022, Allen Edmonds employs 135 craftspeople, many of which are 2nd and 3rd-generation makers, and has an apprentice program to train new generations of craftspeople. Each shoe goes through a 212-step process and will see up to 60 different craftspeople before the shoe is completed.
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A dress shoe (U.S. English) is a shoe to be worn at smart casual or more formal events. A dress shoe is typically contrasted to an athletic shoe.

Dress shoes are worn by many as their standard daily shoes, and are widely used in dance, for parties, and for special occasions.

 

 


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