Alexia Aubert is a 41-year-old designer from Paris. She launched her men's shoe brand in 2014.

She is the granddaughter of a former master bootmaker in Belleville. Her father is an advertising executive, and her mother is a mother-of-two. She says she wants her shoes to be refined and easy to wear. She has also designed moccasins and fishermen's sandals in woven raffia. For more information on the brand, visit www.alexiaaubert.com or www.trenteglorieuses.com. To buy a pair of her shoes, visit her website or call 0203 615 9091 or go to www.aliceaubbert.co.uk. To order a pair for £99, call 020 3615 6092 or visit http://www.alieaubetter.com/shop/shop-alice-blues-shoes-for-men.html.