Toru Saito used to work as a salesman at a cosmetics company but he was always very interested in shoes. Eventually, he decided to learn the basics of shoemaking at a school in Tokyo. After graduating, he trained with Hiroyuki Yanagimachi who is known as a top shoemaker in Japan.
At the same time, he was working at a workshop called Spica, he launched his own brand, Toru Saito, in 2014.
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Founded
2014
Product ranges
Bespoke
Price range
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