Le Monde Beryl Made The Venetian Slipper A Uniform

Le Monde Beryl Made The Venetian Slipper A Uniform

Le Monde Beryl brings the Venetian furlane, a soft house shoe traditionally made with a recycled rubber sole, into everyday flats and Mary Janes. The label built a following by taking that regional tradition seriously rather than quoting it, which is why the shoes read as footwear rather than fashion. This edit follows the slipper through the strap styles, boots and one sandal that extend the same idea.

The Venetian slipper is a real tradition, not a reference

The furlane is a Venetian house shoe traditionally made with a recycled rubber sole and a soft velvet or leather upper, and it has been made the same way for generations. Le monde beryl built its business by taking that object seriously rather than quoting it, which is why the Black Luna Slipper Loafers and the Black Ballet Claudia Slipper Flats feel like footwear rather than fashion. The construction is unlined and flexible, which means they mould to a foot in a way a structured flat never will. That also means they wear out faster, which is the trade any furlane owner accepts. The workshops in the Veneto that make these have been doing it since long before the brand existed.

The Mary Jane became the breakout

The Ballet Mary Jane is the piece that took this label from a small following to a genuine waiting list namesake brand