SINCE 1950s · 3RD GEN
PRO.SHOE.LAB is a family atelier crafting premium leather barefoot footwear for children and babies — private label for Europe's most discerning brands. Three generations at the bench; a fourth already testing the samples.
“The youngest member of the house is three years old — and she is the most honest product tester we have ever employed.”
PRO.SHOE.LAB was founded by Alexandra and Orhan, a husband-and-wife team. The craft runs deeper: Orhan's grandfather began making shoes in Izmir in the 1950s, which makes Orhan a third-generation shoemaker — trained not in seminars, but at the bench.
Seventy years on, the discipline is unchanged: honest materials, patient construction, and a refusal to ship a pair we would not put on our own children. What has changed is the reach — today our work stands in the collections of leading European children's and barefoot brands.
Our specialty is premium leather barefoot footwear for children and babies. Decades at the bench mean we also craft women's and men's footwear, leather slippers and more — in both cemented and Strobel construction.
We entered barefoot production developing shoes for a leading European children's brand — where the standards were set, and met.
We built another label's first barefoot collection in its entirety — sole construction engineered, custom lasts carved, every pattern drawn in-house.
A complete production series for a further established children's brand — season after season, pair after pair.
Both cemented and barefoot sneakers for a European label — the same hands, two disciplines, one standard.
Ongoing production for a barefoot label — the current chapter of a record still being written.
Children and baby are our specialty; women's and men's barefoot, leather slippers and classic constructions complete the range.
For briefs beyond our benches, decades in the industry become your advantage — a dedicated sourcing and production consultancy.
Every claim on this page can be put to the test — literally. We cooperate with the world's leading independent laboratories, so your buyer receives certificates, not assurances.
FAQ
From 100 pairs per style for a first run — deliberately low so emerging and established brands alike can test a barefoot collection before committing to volume.
Full guide: private label shoes from Turkey — cost, MOQ and lead time
4–8 weeks from approved samples for most production runs, depending on style, construction and quantity.
A wide, anatomically shaped toe box, zero heel-to-toe drop, and a thin, flexible sole that lets the foot feel the ground and develop its own strength — built on a custom last, not a thinned-down conventional one.
Yes — we coordinate independent testing through SGS, TÜV, Intertek or UL as required, covering REACH, chrome-VI and mechanical safety for European children's-footwear standards.
Children and baby barefoot is our specialty, but we also produce women's and men's barefoot, leather slippers and classic cemented or Strobel construction — plus a dedicated sourcing and production consultancy for briefs beyond our own benches.
We're a family-run atelier in Izmir, Türkiye, producing private label for brands across Europe — with export documentation and shipping handled as part of every order.
Enquiries
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Handcrafted in Izmir, Türkiye