From emerging designers to established footwear brands, we provide complete slip-on manufacturing solutions from concept to delivery. Our services combine Portugal's shoemaking expertise with sustainable innovation, delivering premium European slip-on production tailored to your specific needs.
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A step-by-step approach that ensures quality, comfort, and durability in every slip-on we produce
Send us your slip-on footwear tech packs or physical samples as references. Our team will analyze them and create technical specifications optimized for comfort, support, and durability specific to slip-on construction.
Our sourcing team selects premium leathers, textiles, and sustainable materials ideal for slip-on construction. We focus on materials that provide the perfect balance of structure, flexibility, and durability needed for easy-wearing footwear.
We create slip-on prototypes for your review, allowing real-world testing of comfort, fit, and ease of wear. Our artisans refine the elastic goring, footbed, and upper design to ensure optimal fit and effortless slip-on functionality.
Your approved slip-on designs are manufactured with precision in our specialized facilities, with quality checks throughout the process. We ensure perfect lasting, secure elastic attachment, and careful finishing for a premium product.
Comprehensive solutions for premium slip-on production
Our team creates comprehensive technical specifications for your slip-on designs, including detailed material specifications, last selection, and specialized construction notes focused on achieving the perfect balance, ease of wear, and comfort essential for slip-on footwear.
Access our network of over 30 Portuguese suppliers specializing in sustainable materials perfect for slip-on footwear—vegetable-tanned leathers, recycled rubbers, cork, organic textiles, and innovative eco-friendly components that provide the durability and comfort slip-ons require.
From pattern-making to final assembly, we handle the entire slip-on production process with specialized equipment and skilled artisans. Our manufacturing approach ensures premium quality footwear with secure construction methods specific to slip-ons, including reinforced elastic panels, optimized footbeds, and precision-molded insoles.
Our 20-point inspection system ensures exceptional quality in every pair. Each production run undergoes multiple testing phases including slip resistance verification, elastic durability assessment, wear testing, and comfort evaluation—especially important for slip-ons where ease of wear and stability are critical.
Complete your slip-on collection with elegant branding elements. We develop custom insole printing, debossed logos on leather uppers, branded dustbags, and premium packaging solutions that reinforce your brand identity while maintaining the clean aesthetic and versatility of your slip-on designs.
Our integrated logistics solutions include direct-to-consumer fulfillment, retail-ready packaging, and international shipping with comprehensive tracking and customs documentation. We coordinate seasonal deliveries to align with your footwear collection launches worldwide, ensuring timely arrival for fashion seasons.
Tailored production approaches to meet your footwear brand's unique needs, timeline, and budget
From slip-on concept to production-ready samples in just 6-8 weeks. Our expert design team transforms your ideas into production-ready specifications, with complete technical development of patterns, lasts, and production plans. Ideal for emerging footwear brands with unique slip-on designs requiring premium custom manufacturing with lower minimum orders.
Our specialized program helps brands create premium sustainable slip-on collections using recycled and eco-friendly materials. We handle everything from sustainable material selection through precision manufacturing to eco-friendly packaging, with specialized techniques to ensure durability and comfort while minimizing environmental impact.
Since 2007, Portugal Shoes has specialized in premium slip-on footwear manufacturing for global brands. Our network spans multiple specialized factories across Portugal, each mastering specific techniques essential for the comfort, ease of wear, and quality construction that define exceptional slip-ons.
Portugal's strategic EU location ensures fast shipping to European markets and efficient global distribution. Our manufacturing combines generations of Portuguese shoemaking craftsmanship with modern technical expertise, offering you the perfect balance of quality, sustainability, and innovative slip-on design.
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Common questions about our slip-on footwear manufacturing services
To begin working with us, you just need to contact us, sending your request about the project through this form or email. You send us your tech packs as well as the quantities per style color, price targets and deadline of the collection. Then, our commercial department will analyze the project to understand your vision, what the brand is looking for and how we can fulfill all your needs.
A Tech Pack is a framework for sharing your ideas in a structured way. Tech Packs are illustrated designs and specifications of your footwear design. A Tech Pack is often required to obtain a quote from a manufacturer or agency, and to ensure that people understand how to make your design and its specifications.
You can submit your designs, tech packs, sketches or image references to us via our contact form. Alternatively, you can also email us at [email protected]
Note: If you don't have a tech pack, you can always send us physical samples from similar styles for what you want to produce.
Our minimum order quantities (MOQs) are customized for each project and may vary based on style and color requirements. Send us your project at [email protected] or at www.portugalshoes.com/create-your-collection.
The project timeline is dependent on your specific needs. Send us your project at [email protected] or at www.portugalshoes.com/create-your-collection.
We can source all type of materials for footwear development, sustainable materials included, for examples: natural leather, vegan leather, recycled rubber, eco-friendly textiles, cork, etc.
Yes! We have an internal team dedicated to the quality control of all the stages of the process. Every material is inspected before and after any procedure. Our quality controller team will measure, check flaws, test quality, functionality, comfort, durability, and any other important detail for you.
We provide sustainable, recycled, and biodegradable custom labels, tags, packaging and accessories to create a fully branded product. You should send us your requirements (size, material, colors, etc.) and artworks, and we will make it happen.
We work with several transport companies with land, air, and sea shipments, in order to send the collection to any destination in the world. For each place we have references to provide you the best solutions.
Start your slip-on footwear manufacturing journey with a free consultation. Our production experts will analyze your project requirements, recommend optimal manufacturing approaches for your slip-on collection, and provide transparent pricing tailored to your specific needs.
