Brasilian Brand — Blog — Stefano Casarola

Birman is born in a family of shoes manufacturers: his father Anderson Birman and his uncle Jefferson, in 1972 in Brazil, founded together the shoes brand Arezzo. Their factories are still located not far from the city of Porto Alegre. Alexandre therefore spent his childhood in the shoes factory starting to draw at the age of 12. In 1995, at the age of 19, he has founded his own label: Schutz. In 2007 he has taken over the management of the family group and in 2008 he has launched his eponymous brand, positioning it on the luxury market and finding the appreciation of celebrities. Thanks to his refined creations characterized by the use of exotic leathers, in 2009 he has won the prestigious "Vivian Infanto Emerging Talent Award".

All the photos from alexandrebirman.com

Dondoks is a French-Mexican-Brasilian shoe brand, created by two friends who met thanks to their common passion for dancing. Carmen and Charlotte in fact started ballet at a very young age, one in Mexico and the other in France, and have met in Paris where they have worked as showgirls in famous cabarets like Moulin Rouge and Lido. The idea of Dondoks came to Carmen during her travel in Spain. She was searching for a pair of nice sandals but couldn’t find anything she really liked. Once back she shared the idea of creating something on their own with Charlotte who had graduated at International Fashion School Esmod. So they started working on the project Dondoks, a collection of colorful shoes made with high quality materials, inspired by their latin roots and cabaret beackground, made in Brazil.