Robert Clergerie Boots

Robert Clergerie has been making French shoes from the same atelier in Romans-sur-Isère since 1981 — the kind of slow, considered shoemaking that's nearly extinct elsewhere. Their boots are immediately recognisable: a chunky-elegant heel, a precisely sculpted last, and Italian and Spanish leathers that age into something better. We stock the Bey ankle boot, the Nina, the Judie, and the Nelly knee-high at Les Jumelles in Galway.

A Clergerie boot is the kind of wardrobe purchase that quietly upgrades everything else. Wear the Bey ankle with cropped denim and an oversized blazer for sharp daywear, or pull on the Nelly knee high with a slip dress and a long Yves Salomon coat for that effortless French silhouette. They look as good with Phillip Lim wide-leg trousers as they do with a tailored midi skirt.

Clergerie sizing is generally true to European, with their slightly narrow last suiting medium-to-narrow feet. The Galway boutique team is happy to do a proper fitting in person — boots like these earn their place in your wardrobe for years, so it's worth getting the size right. Insured Ireland-wide delivery, free returns, and resoling guidance whenever you need it.