Sledgers - Kuningan City

In the early 1900’s John Sledgers identified both a necessity and an opportunity in the footwear world. Using his wealth of experience in shoe design he set about creating shoes that were both incredibly comfortable and wonderfully stylish, without ever having to compromise on quality.

Sledgers pursued the idea in his British hometown of Northampton, before deciding to expand his operation abroad.  Determined to bring his designs to life he started to explore the possibility of developing his idea in Fougeres, a popular shoe making region in France, eventually settling in the neighbouring city of Vitre where he met Henry Noel