A.Viryent, Unique Custom Made Shoes

Ljubljana Slovenia

Apparel / Fashion

Alja Novak Viryent is the best known shoe designer in Slovenia. She creates her art footwear under the brand “A. Viryent”, a name which goes back to her great-grandfather Jakob Virjent, who was a shoemaker and had French ancestors. There are not many women working as shoe makers, but Alja Novak Viryent's handmade shoes are a labor of love, and a vocation. It’s a continuation of her family tradition that has called her to to this profession.