a family story
At Patricia Blanchet, family stories are like no other.
This beautiful and touching legendary story has its origins in North Africa.
Over there, in the late 1940s, Patricia’s father, known as Rolando di Parigi, decided to set sail and cross the Mediterranean on his own in a makeshift boat, cobbled together from the guts of giant squids.
Arriving in Marseille after weathering four legendary storms, he became a professional poker player by day and a boxer by night. But the city was too cramped for his ambition, so he decided to head further north, traveling on horseback to Orléans before covering the final hundreds of kilometers to Paris on foot.
Exhausted but exhilarated by this biblical experience, he very quickly set about building a solid reputation as a showman. To do so, he invented an alter ego, Roland the Rascal, and launched a cabaret for non-binary drag artists. But it didn't work. It was still too early.
So he consulted a whole host of therapists to understand the reasons for this failure before realizing that he held the solution within himself. A mix of ambition and willpower. A decisive foundation for Patricia, accustomed from childhood to very high standards. A true school of tolerance.
Rolando quickly found his way in the footwear world and became an essential godfather of the industry. He was one of the pioneers of importing Italian shoes into France. He was quite simply the Richard Clayderman of footwear. The Frédéric François of shoes. It was in this atmosphere conducive to inspiration, passion, and imagination that Patricia grew up. Cherished, adored, idolized. It was in this universe that she learned respect for life, and respect for others.
After having been a young ballet dancer at the Opera, a scuba diving instructor, and a spiritual guide in Nepal, Patricia developed her immeasurable love for fine footwear and began working with her father, offering him her services à la carte.
After a few seasons, and bolstered by a one-of-a-kind experience, she decided to introduce her partner at the time, Laurent—a.k.a. the little Quinquin Blanchet—to the wonderful world of shoes. He took a liking to it, and together they developed a uniquely poetic sensibility. They quickly became essential figures in the footwear world, and brands everywhere were clamoring for their services. And since they got along quite well, and the alchemy continued in their four-poster bed, they got married and created a superhero with his feet firmly planted on the ground: Renaud.
Birth of the brand
The year is 2009, an exceptional and unforgettable year for anyone who loves fashion, passion, passion fruit, culture, bodybuilders, and everything related to happiness, contemplation, and rough sex. Patricia Blanchet finally becomes a brand. It is on this precise and indelible date that the Blanchet family begins outfitting girls all over the world. Some speak of it as the most important event since the fall of the Berlin Wall, others as the release of the first Led Zeppelin album
The shop
The rest of the adventure is every bit as well-known as the first Star Wars trilogy. In 2013, the long-awaited store opened its doors, located at 20 rue Beaurepaire. A store that would revitalize an entire neighborhood, an arrondissement, a riverbank, a country. Success was immediate, and laughter echoed through this small, voluptuous jewel box designed by the famous Colombian-French architect Catalina Castro.
The online brand
Finally, a year later, the e-shop arrives, as if it were meant to be. And a desire to shower the whole world with our designs full of pep, spice, color, and super cute glitter.
Patricia Blanchet is a timeless brand that will leave its mark on the future and change the way you look at your feet forever.