{"id":15115,"date":"2020-11-14T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/the-brand\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:30:49","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/en\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The brand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container mobile_custom_order nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1040px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 mc_title\" style=\"text-align:center;transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center\">MATTHEW COOKSON<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column mc_histoire_colonne_gauche\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none mc_histoire_photo_profil\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Matthew Cookson\" title=\"Matthew-Cookson-044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/matthew-cookson-044-681x1024.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/matthew-cookson-044-200x301.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/matthew-cookson-044-400x602.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/matthew-cookson-044-600x902.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/matthew-cookson-044.jpg 726w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Matthew Cookson - 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Mes chaussures avaient une re\u0301putation typiquement britannique: mate\u0301riaux de haute qualite\u0301 et fabrication exceptionnelle. Au fil des ans, j\u2019ai donne\u0301 un style plus cosmopolite aux collections gra\u0302ce a\u0300 des lignes modernes et a\u0300 un fini de luxe.<\/p>\n<p>Ces cre\u0301ations parisiennes ont remporte\u0301 un tel succe\u0300s que je leur ai donne\u0301 un nouveau nom, le mien \u2013 Matthew Cookson.<\/p>\n<p>Nul doute, les chaussures sont ma passion. Lorsque je ne suis pas en voyage a\u0300 la recherche de nouveaux mate\u0301riaux, de nouveaux ateliers ou de nouvelles ide\u0301es, vous me trouverez dans ma boutique. Non pas cache\u0301 dans un bureau, mais au service de mes clients avec qui j\u2019aime partager et pre\u0301senter ma collection.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:90px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Our Story - Matthew Cookson\" title=\"10177397_10152072837888575_7043474098955117683_n\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10177397_10152072837888575_7043474098955117683_n-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10177397_10152072837888575_7043474098955117683_n-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10177397_10152072837888575_7043474098955117683_n-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10177397_10152072837888575_7043474098955117683_n-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10177397_10152072837888575_7043474098955117683_n-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.matthewcookson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/10177397_10152072837888575_7043474098955117683_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:90px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>Today, my House offers shoes and slippers of unparalleled and emblematic originality. 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