The Piper Sandal Story

    Since 1971, I have been making Handmade  leather sandals. It began in Cocoa, Florida but, settled in Texas twenty-nine years ago.

San Antonio is  home now and where we hand

craft all of our leather sandals

Being self taught , I have passed the craft on to

my son Jon, as he grew up he began to help me

in the shop and we have worked together ever since. In 1989 Jon met Robin and since college

Robin has been working with Jon and I in the craft of sandal making.

Together we make and sell all of our sandals ourselves.

On December 9, 2004 Penelope Raye Piper was born to Jon & Robin. Their first child and my first grand child. Having less time to spend on sandals

and needing more time for baby, we decided to hire our first employee. Robert, whom we have known most of his life, has been a wonderful addition to our family business.

All Piper Sandals are Made In America

7402 Pipers Bluff  San Antonio, Texas to be exact.

Jon, Robin & Penelope live next door and each day we gather in the shop to do our work. We make two sandal styles:     "The Original" and "The Slip on".

Our Hand made leather sandals feature a one piece fully adjustable strap witch gives every foot a perfect fit.

WE REPLACE PIPER SANDAL STRAPS FREE

EVEN IF A DOG EATS THEM.

The bottom sole is a black crepe rubber that we resole for less than half the price of a new pair.

Inside the sandal we place an orthopedic foam and an arch support. This foam is designed to compact and form your own footprint in less than ten days of wear.

Piper Sandals are availble in unisex sandals sizes  1-14 ready to wear. Our sizes correspond best to mens numbers. Women usually take a size and a half smaller than in womens numbers.(Piper Sandal Size Chart)

Custom size Sandals are also available from foot tracings for just an additional $20.00.

We can also accommodate sandal lifts, arch lifts and special needs sandals.

We Resole Our Sandals for a small fee, Less than half the price of  a new pair.

The tools we use are from the industrial revolution era of America.  They are slow and correct and do not fit the modern demand for fast and almost right.  Using a few old machines, a couople of new ones and many old hand tools, our products are made the old world way...One at a time.  A little over 45,000 pairs of sandals have been made through these thirty-seven years.

The Piper Sandal Co.  is a family business.  We make them and sell them all ourselves.  Throughout the year we travel to sell at major art shows across America.  We sell through the mail, over the phone and on the world wide web.  .

I have always believed there is room in the market place for a product made of the highest quality materials where style and function are accomplished can be Made In America and sold at a reasonable price. We find the three thousand year history of the sandal and the overwelming support of our customers gives us reason to believe we have a product that will stand the test of time. We make all of our sandals ourselves without having to take advantage of cheap world labor.  Made in the U.S.A. with the highest quality american tanned cowhide leather

Piper Sandals are guaranteed to fit, feel good and last a long time.  They are numbered and in limited edition.  When we die, there won't be anymore.

Walk Well,

Dave Piper

& Family