Inspired by a pair of boots Carl Franz Bally saw in Paris, Bally founded his designer brand bearing the family name in 1851 first setting up a workshop in his home cellar at Schönenwerd in Switzerland. Soon his visionary thinking bought the new business into the spotlight and by the late 1850’s the Bally brand was already expanding beyond the borders of the Alpine country. Once the sons of Carl Franz appointed to head the business in 1892, Edouard and Arthur Bally were not just the heirs to a successful business. They were the guardians of a exceptional heritage built on high class design, beauty and functionality. As the most elegant in society continued to be shod by the brand, in 1942 the Bally Museum opened in Schönenwerd as a shrine dedicated to the history of true craftmanship of shoe making. As a leader in its chosen world, the Bally signature meant comfort, high-quality leather, top notch detailed construction and a host of innovations. This Swiss pioneering business revolutionised the customs of shoe making of its time. Bally crafted the new modern of beautiful footwear by introducing perforations, new types of stitching and ribbon weaving distinguishing itself of anything done or seen before. The brand quite literally lifted itself upon others when Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953 climbed Mount Everest wearing a pair of Bally Reindeer-Himalaya boots. ‘Till this day Bally is committed to the quality of its expertise, best of materials and living its thriven and adventurous character through its classic and modern styles and the stylish people who wear them. Bally today sets the benchmark for timeless style and quality. The elegance and heritage lays not only in their history but is visible and thrives in their luxury footwear. Where ever you will go we assure a pair of Ballys will make the travel a holiday.