There is a place in Le Marche, Italy, where 100 years ago, modern shoemaking was invented.  It’s called The Shoe Valley, and it’s been the world’s oldest and best shoe manufacturing  district in the world since 1901. There are no finer hands in the field.... J Marie premium sneakers are conceived in Detroit handcrafted in Italy. Le Marche, Italy. In LeMarche,Italy lies a 50 km piece of land responsible for the success of  giant brands, such as Prada, Gucci, Tod's, Fendi, Chanel and hundreds other independent  footwear brands. Known as The Shoe Valley district, more than 2,000 companies have their main offices located  here, and 15,000 new footwear products are developed and launched each season from this  unique region boasting 100 years of elite Italian shoemaking tradition. Our manufacturing process features extremely skilled techniques and careful reworking. Every  pair of custom shoes is one-of-a-kind: combining handcrafting tradition, quality and modern  style. J Marie premium sneakers are perfectly Italian. Every sneaker features pristine, quality leather  sourced and  processed in Italy. Custom sneakers created in this luxe material makes the end product smooth  to the touch, comfortable to wear and visually stunning. There’s a reason Italian leather is an  essential resource among the best brands. Footwear made in Italy have come to be known for their unparalleled quality thanks to the use of  only the finest materials, traditional manufacturing and outstanding finishing detail . 

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