In a small town off the Adriatic Coast, steeped in the tradition of creating fine footwear, these designs come off the page, shaped from the finest materials and crafted by the most skilled shoemakers in the world. The inspiration for these designs can be found anywhere, and takes many forms, but the goal is always the same: to create luxury footwear that seamlessly blends with your lifestyle, while providing the perfect punctuation.
I have always had a passion for design. As a young kid, I marveled at the design of luxury cars and studied the ingenuity that brought them to life. This passion allowed me to explore my own imagination and as a result I began drawing and designing at a young age. At first, it was only cars. But my passion for design reached many different levels including architectural design and more recently, men’s luxury footwear. It wasn’t until my adult years that I felt there was a void in the men’s shoe market. Fusing my love for design, fashion, and my ideas to create men’s luxury footwear, the Mark Chris brand was born. My goal is simple: to create unique designs using the utmost quality, that I would wear myself. Although each design is different, the objective is always the same: to create luxury footwear that seamlessly blends with a gentleman’s lifestyle, while providing the perfect punctuation.
-Mark Chris
“But to simply call Mark Chris a gentleman is an irrefutable understatement. He is a man of vision who stands unafraid to test the boundaries of form, function and style. Although this fearless visionary has affirmed that he has no style icon whom he looks to for wardrobe guidance, the reality is, he is impressively well on his way to becoming one himself.” – AMNICULTURE VOX