CAPEZIO
Established in 1887 by 17 year old Italian cobbler, Salvatore Capezio. Capezio was birthed out of a small shoe repair shop in New York, Salvatore quickly transitioned from cobbler to shoemaker when he made an emergency pair of shoes for Polish opera star, Jean de Reske. He quickly discovered pointe shoes to be a challenging balance between delicate construction and complex engineering.
The world’s leading ballerina in the 1920’s, Anna Pavlova, purchased Capezio point shoes for her first tour of the United States. This ensure Capezio’s success, Salvatore even designed a special pointe shoe after her, ‘The Pavlova’.
By the 1940’s Capezio was a household name, featuring on several large broadway shows. Capezio has continued to grow in to one of the finest dance brands across the globe. It is the artists that always continue to inspire the growth and direction the company goes.