Shoes Made in America...Really!

Workin' Wednesday

Made in America...Few shoe brands can say that their shoes are completely made in the U.S..  Munro American, established in 1972, has been making their shoes in Arkansas with quality and an unsurpassed size range offering. They employ over 500 people and the company is still run by the Munro family.

If you have a hard-to-fit foot you may already be familiar with Munro and if you aren't; you'll be glad to know about them. Munro offers a range of sizes 4-14 in 4A to 2E in widths for women. That means that for every style that they offer in their entire size range; they have to make 74 versions/lasts of that style. Each small variation means a better fit for you. In order to maintain quality control over such nuanced shoe-making Munro keeps every part of the process in-house...in their three production facilities in Arkansas.

Many of the styles offered are orthotic friendly...having removable footbeds, adjustability, and solid deep heel counters. Munro is a great choice for those of you who are tired of feeling stuck only having white “tennies” to wear with your orthotics. Most of the Munro line has a classic, clean, professional look. One of my favorite styles is called the “Evie”. If you happen to have a narrow foot and wear orthotics you will likely be impressed with the fit of this shoe despite the fact that it doesn't have laces and do look smart with jeans or a pair of dress slacks.

You will mostly find the Munro brand in local, independently owned shoe stores where the focus is comfort and fit but zappos.com  and Nordstroms do offer a wide selection of Munro shoes as well. As always, I recommend your local shoe store...especially when you can be measured and actually get a great fit.

I appreciate being able to buy American not just for the sake of buying American but because the quality and awesome size range is the real deal. Thank you Munro for making it happen!