« After 21 years of collaboration with John Lobb, I joined Massaro, the latest women’s ‘haute-couture’ shoe workshop. In this historic workshop I returned to my first love: the confection of women’s shoes, and I was able to offer my full craftsman’s expertise. During the 9 years I was head of Massaro we made many many ‘dreams’ come true!

« My life path and that of being a craftsman” have led me, today, to naturally want to leave a trace of my journey. Through the people I have met and my lived experiences, I have acquired a high evel of expertise that I now want to share. On the strength of such past experience I can now comfortably develop a new, contemporary approach to my craft and savoir faire. By creating my own company and workshop, I sincerely hope to contribute to the long term survival of this profession which I know and love so well. »

« I opened my workshop two years ago and my past experience has not only enabled me to make a success of this endeavour in the world of luxury goods, but also enables me to make a living out of my passion... and... to make my clients’ wildest shoemaking dreams come true!»

« Being a shoemaker today, working with contemporary materials and designs, following the latest trends and using traditional tools and machinery, is my way of honouring this ancient art and it’s craftsmen. I specifically choose to work with the old style machines to pay tribute to their original use in this profession »

Despite the fact that they are a direct part of the world of fashion and haute couture, independent shoemaker craftsmen of Philippe’s quality and expertise are few and far between these days.

Philippe’s choice to not present seasonal collections is a deliberate one and coherent with his project that, by default, aims, on so many levels to simply restore the nobility of this profession by remaining ‘passionately independent' »'.