Capezio

Capezio was founded in 1887 by Salvatore Capezio, born in Muro Lucano, Italy, in 1864 and arrived in New York the same year. He opened a cobbler’s shop on the corner of 39th Street and Broadway, across from the old Metropolitan Opera House. When the great Italian ballerina Adelina Genée’s slippers needed urgent repair before a performance, Capezio’s craftsmanship caught the dance world’s attention. He became the supplier to the Met Ballet and, in time, to Anna Pavlova and the Ballets Russes. The company has remained the leading American maker of dance footwear since.