The Palatines

jessica taft langdon is an american footwear designer who was trained in new york city and milan.

having worked for a number of years for such diverse brands as coach, proenza schouler, catherine malandrino, alexander wang, marais usa & everlane, she has taken her extensive experience westward, and settled in los angeles.

after fruitlessly searching the eastern seaboard for existing footwear factories in which to develop american-made shoes, jessica was thrilled to find a small enclave of footwear craftspeople and factories in southern california. the entrepreneurial spirit of the city, as well as the high quality shoe making that she found in l.a. have inspired her to create footwear that reflects her own personal aesthetic, under the name...

the palatines.