Lucky Lou Shoes was started in 2002 by Linda Lou von Hochtritt. Inspired by her considerable collection of the original 'Souvenir' shoes from World War II, Linda Lou began her search for the original carvers. One year later, and half a world away, she found the descendants of the original families of carvers and convinced them to revive the nearly-lost art of carving shoes.
Today, Lucky Lou Shoes can be found in rockabilly and boutique shops worldwide and on the feet of thousands of fabulous (and some famous!) gals. We have been featured on the pages of Lucky Magazine, Bust, Ellegirl, Tattoo Magazine, Car Kulture Deluxe, Garage, Barracuda, London's Timeout, Der Telegraaf (Amsterdam), and many more. Each pair of our shoes is still expertly and painstakingly carved by hand, as they were back in the 1940's. Lucky Lou is still the one TRUE original.
