Parisian slippers, timeless & customizable
Our concept
With over 500 original designs created, in a wide range of materials and colors, Chatelles offers everyone a flat yet stylish look without sacrificing femininity or comfort. The Parisian brand draws inspiration from English slippers, the iconic indoor gentleman's shoe, and reinterprets them as outdoor models for women, men, and children.
Their sleek and lightweight design ensures an elegant gait and pairs wonderfully with all outfits, from jeans to evening gowns, from the office to the dance floor, for wearing indoors at home in winter, or traveling in summer.
We emphasize comfort by integrating a memory foam insole into all our slippers. Furthermore, we have developed a unique customization concept: the ability to mix and match the model and accessory according to your look, thanks to interchangeable accessories, allowing you to personalize the model of your choice. Thus, trimmings, velvet bows, triple pompoms, tassels, or even embroidered initials can accessorize your slippers as you wish.

"To look stylish in flat shoes while being feminine and, above all, COMFORTABLE" - François du Chastel

Comfort
Before the brand's launch, we consulted a podiatrist and then relied on our first customers to perfect our models so that they could be worn all day or for an evening out.
The inner sole is an 11mm thick memory foam insole, guaranteeing optimal and long-lasting support and comfort. This insole is covered with a thin, 1mm thick natural soft leather insole, for added comfort and no dye.
The outer sole is made of recycled rubber (leather-look), ultra-resistant, flexible to absorb shocks, and 100% waterproof. You won't have to resole them for a long time!
The heel is 14mm, half of which is natural rubber, for optimal foot arch support. In total, over 23mm high to avoid the trap of overly flat shoes and true comfort for your knees, back, and neck. Ideal for walking, working, dancing… living!
Our 100% European manufacturing
Chatelles slippers are 100% European in design and manufacture. Inspired by English history, they are designed in Paris, then crafted from the finest Italian and Spanish leathers by the expert hands of artisans in 3 family-run factories, all located in a small village in northern Portugal in the Porto region, not far from the Atlantic coast.
For furlanes, we work with one of the last traditional workshops in Friuli, in Veneto near Venice. This makes our furlane production authentic and proudly handmade in Italy, which distinguishes Chatelles from the competition.
As for espadrilles, they are made in the Madrid region in the oldest Spanish alpargatas workshop, managed for 4 generations by the same family.

ECO-RESPONSIBLE INVOLVEMENT
At Chatelles, we are very concerned about environmental protection and aware of the importance of sustainable development.
That is why we have chosen to produce our slippers in Europe and strive to use natural materials for our finished products.
Even our boxes are made from 100% recycled paper and printed with soy ink; we are simply trying our best to respect the environment.
"To produce locally as much as possible, use natural and recycled materials, work in teams with disabled workers, support causes dear to us (#chatellesgivesback), and be as responsible as possible—these choices were made from the brand's inception." - François du Chastel
The founder
In 2012, after a few years in an investment bank in London, François returned to Paris to found Chatelles, a Parisian brand of women's slippers, customizable with a wide choice of interchangeable accessories: this was the birth of a mono-product brand of flat shoes, renowned first and foremost for their comfort.
His vocation was to create the first brand entirely dedicated to slippers, combining elegance, comfort, and customization for women's feet. Since then, the brand has expanded its expertise to men's and children's models, so that everyone can enjoy the Chatelles style.


A poetic note
Chatelles was born from a passion: François fell in love with a young woman and decided to offer her a pair of slippers created for her, inside which was engraved this verse by Victor Hugo: "I CANNOT REMAIN... AWAY FROM YOU ANY LONGER." It was love at first sight. She fell in love with the slippers, left François, and departed with the shoes…