Alexis Godillot, the Franche-Comtois who revolutionized our shoes

Finally when in France we talk about shoes we can use a lot of words: shoes, pumps, grôles, godasses, tatanes, and… godillots… it’s funny where this name comes from boots? ! … It’s more like it comes from who? … of a certain Alexis Godillot.

The surname of this gentleman Godillot has become a common name designating military shoes and more familiarly large shoes.

Alexis Godillot was also a specialist in leather work, he was also a tent manufacturer. trunks. To find out more “from the trunk to the shoes”

Even Van Gogh “flashed” … he painted the boots


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