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Sarah Pierson and the small matter of a millimeter
A Harvard history graduate and All-American sailor, Sarah Pierson built Margaux with her college roommate. Their starting point was a ballet flat - and the conviction that a woman should be able to stay in her shoes all day.
Margaux
Margaux is a New York-based, female-founded footwear brand making handcrafted women's shoes in a family-owned Spanish factory. Co-founded in 2015 by Harvard friends Alexa Buckley and Sarah Pierson, the brand is built around a simple idea most of the industry ignored: women should not have to choose between a shoe that fits and a shoe they love. Margaux offers one of the widest size ranges in the business (roughly US 3-14) across narrow, medium and wide widths, plus a fit concierge - turning sizing into a service rather than a compromise. Its bestseller, The Demi ballet flat, has racked up thousands of glowing reviews and a Vogue following.