The “Lendvay & Schwarcz” brand draws its stylistic and technical inspiration from the ancient Austro-Hungarian shoemakers, once masters of the trade. The name ideally refers to a specific shoe type: foot-shaped lasts with rounded, slightly twisted, brogued toes, and double Blake-Rapid stitching—allowing the cobbler to dismantle and resole the shoe multiple times.

The name “Lendvay & Schwarcz,” preceded by the German word for shoemaker (Schuhmacher) and followed by “since 1878 Vienna-Budapest-Trieste,” evokes the glory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Central European cultural heritage—still synonymous with nobility and elegance today.