HAND MADE
Hand made. Literally.
Gita shoes are made in our family workshop – from the leather to the last stitch.
“It's all hand work.”
— from an interview with Plusportal, 2017 (translated).“From cutting the leather to lasting and stitching. Machines help us, but every piece passes through our hands.”
How Gita shoes are made
- 01On anatomical lasts, in wider fittings.
- 02In natural leather – a wide palette of cheerful colours besides browns and blacks.
- 03Patina, dots, flowers and stars – no two pairs are quite the same.
Why Gita?
We borrowed the name from Gita, the girl in Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić's Croatian classic The Brave Adventures of a Little Shoemaker. “Gita is lively, warm and one of a kind – that is the thread running through everything we make.” Customers call the shoes Gitice.
From Borovo to Radićeva
A brother and sister from Borovo Naselje, once a centre of Croatian shoemaking, made shoes for others for years before starting their own brand. The company dates from 2005; the first Gita shop in Zagreb opened in September 2016.
Wandering shoes
Gita shoes also travel to fairs around Croatia – Špancirfest in Varaždin, Vinkovačke jeseni, Porcijunkulovo in Čakovec, Hand Made Fest in Pula, Bučijada, the St Catherine's fair in Slavonski Brod, and fairs in Bjelovar, Osijek and Đakovo. We post the dates on Facebook.
