By browsing this website, you agree to use of cookies. Privacy policy OK Our story Vagabond is one of Europe’s leading fashion shoe brands, with our own in-house sourced production and with display in concept stores, shop-in-shops and carefully selected multi-brand stores world-wide. The Vagabond Shoemakers design studio, which also includes a full-size prototype production workshop, is located at the global head office in Varberg, Sweden. There are 500 Vagabond’s around the world working at the head office, in production and in the international sales offices. The story of Vagabond The brand Vagabond was first born in Sweden 1973. The foundation of today’s Vagabond Shoemakers happened twenty years later. Ever since the start the vision has been to be a global fashion brand within shoes, for the fashion and quality driven consumer. During the 80’s our founders got busy learning about shoes and started to apply their design philosophy on-site, close to the best available skills within shoemaking in Portugal and Italy. During this time, Vagabond is truly acknowledged by the bigger audience and the first bestsellers hit the market. “We are shoemakers at heart and soul. We want to make great looking shoes for people in all corners of the world. And we believe that great design does not have to cost a fortune.” Marie Nilsson Peterzén, Co-founder & Creative Director After first being a pure men’s shoe brand, we consciously set focus to extend with female footwear fashion. This was accomplished through new unisex shoes and boots that the Scandinavian market had never seen before! In the 90’s we explore new and bigger markets and add on further iconic shoe styles, which are still today important archive references in the design process. In the beginning a handful of people was running the show. Today we are about 500 skilled persons, all involved in the process of making great looking quality shoes for the modern vagabond who cares about style and a sustainable way of life. OUR DESIGN STUDIO All starts in our design studio in Varberg, Sweden. Here our ideas come alive and we make careful decisions about shapes, materials and constructions. We know that great design is a joint effort, several skills are involved to make that perfect shoe. In our studio we are free to create and try all our ideas, even the crazy ones! When a last, an upper and an outsole fits perfectly – this becomes our receipt. But we do not rest at this, we carefully follow our product through production, transportation and distribution. Making sure that we partner up with the best people in every step of the way and are shown in carefully selected market places worldwide. OUR STORES Most of the time you find your Vagabond’s in multi-brand stores, both physical stores and online. Our full range is shown here on vagabond.com and in Vagabond concept stores in selected cities throughout Europe. Here we invite you to the Vagabond world and serve our products with inspiration and important need-to-know facts about shoes and accessories. Our amazing wearers around the globe are our biggest inspiration in everything we do, so welcome to visit! Find your nearest Vagabond store or retailer here. OUR PRODUCTION From our head office in Sweden and through our production office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, we communicate and engage with our external supplying partners. We work with a handful, carefully selected tanneries, and factories to produce the material and the readymade shoes with us. To be a Vagabond supplier, you must be meet our design and quality standards and our code of conduct requirements. Our Vagabond technicians are always present or in close dialogue during production, as shoemaking is a special skill craft, and each shoe type has its unique features. Learn more about shoemaking in 10 steps here. THE VAGABOND FACTS Brand foundation HQ in Varberg, also in Stockholm, Helsinki, Moscow & New York 2 million pairs of shoes & accessories Official online, concept stores and multi-brand stores worldwide Few and well-selected supplying partners Are you a possible Vagabond? See all our job openings here. Read the highlights from our Sustainability Report here. Info About us Customer care Subscribe Belgium (EUR) Terms & Conditions Privacy policy © 2021 Vagabond International