"At $600, Jamie Haller loafers aren't an impulse buy, but they've become one of those rare fashion items people evangelize anyway. The shoes, which resemble classic men's leather loafers, have quietly built a cult following thanks to a surprising claim: Fans-from TikTokers to Wirecutter-say they mold to your feet the moment you step into them. This didn't happen by accident."
""Take all of the hard bits of the loafer out," she remembers telling the cobbler in her Italian factory. "Just make it skin on skin so that it fits your foot like a slipper." Now Haller is betting that the same philosophy-comfort engineered through old-world technique-can translate into her next hero product. On February 12, Haller is launching sneakers. The new style is made in Italy and uses the same sacchetto construction that turned her loafers into bestsellers."
Jamie Haller loafers retail for $600 and have developed a cult following because they reportedly mold to the wearer's feet immediately. The Los Angeles designer spent years finding an Italian factory willing to use sacchetto construction, a labor-intensive technique from bespoke men's footwear, and instructed the cobbler to remove rigid components so the shoes would fit like slippers. Haller is launching sacchetto-constructed sneakers on February 12, made in Italy and inspired by climbing shoes and ballet slippers; the sneakers are low-profile, flexible, and sculptural. Haller launched her brand in 2020, left her day job in 2023, and has seen strong double-digit growth.
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