[1][2] A co-founder of the Rockport Shoe Company, Katz founded Samuel Hubbard in Mill Valley, CA to develop premium footwear.

[3] By the end of the war, government orders had slowed significantly and Samuel’s son Saul Katz joined the company to help his father rebuild.

[4] The Hubbard Shoe Company prospered through the 1950s and 1960s, partly due to new government contracts to make ski and parachute boots during the Korean conflict.

[7] This, combined with the passing of his father Saul Katz in 2012 and concern that his eight year old daughter would never know the family’s shoemaking history, convinced Bruce to return to the shoe industry.

[13] They’ve also been worn by singer Peter Gabriel,[6] celebrity chef Brian Malarkey[14] and former president Bill Clinton.