Licensing & brand partnerships
Your brand, in little steps
For luxury and fashion houses that wish to extend their world to children, Missouri offers more than fifty years of experience in designing and crafting children’s shoes in Italy.
A trusted partner
Where fashion houses meet childhood
A children’s line is one of the most delicate extensions a luxury brand can undertake. It must speak the same language as the adult collections — the same materials, the same details, the same emotion — while respecting the needs of a child’s foot, the rules of the kids’ market and the expectations of the parents who choose it.
This is exactly where Missouri has lived since 1971. Over the decades we have built strong partnerships with renowned Italian and French fashion brands, turning their identity into children’s shoes that feel unmistakably theirs, and unmistakably Made in Italy.
We work discreetly, as an extension of your own atelier: your brand stays at the centre, while our family puts its know-how, its workshop and its network at your service.
Why Missouri
Four strengths, one partner
Since 1971
Heritage
More than fifty years dedicated exclusively to children’s shoes: lasts, fits and proportions studied for growing feet, season after season.
In-house
Design studio
A family design team that translates the codes of a fashion house — colours, materials, hardware, signature details — into the scale and the comfort of a child’s shoe.
Made in Italy
Manufacturing
Pattern making, cutting, stitching and finishing in the Marche shoemaking district, with trusted artisans and suppliers and a quality control carried out pair by pair.
Worldwide
Market knowledge
Decades of international trade fairs, showrooms and buyers: we know the children’s market, its calendars, its sizes and its expectations.
How we work
From your codes to their first steps
01
Listening
We start from your brand: its history, its codes, its customers and the role that a kids’ line should play in your offer.
02
Concept & design
Our studio develops a dedicated collection concept, from mood boards and sketches to technical drawings and material selection.
03
Prototyping & fitting
Prototypes and samples are made in our workshop and tested for fit, comfort and safety — because a child’s shoe must be beautiful and right.
04
Production & quality
Production takes place in the Marche district under our direct supervision, with the same quality control we apply to every Missouri pair.
05
Launch & distribution
We support the go-to-market: sales campaigns, showrooms, trade fairs and, where required, distribution through our international network.
What we offer
Tailored partnerships
Licensed collections
A complete children’s footwear line developed, produced and distributed under your brand.
Capsule & co-branding
Limited editions and special projects that bring your signature into the world of little steps.
Design & manufacturing
Full development and Made in Italy production for brands that manage their own distribution.
Let’s talk about your project
Every great brand deserves a first step
Tell us about your brand and your ambitions for the children’s market. We will be glad to meet you in Monte Urano or in our Milan showroom, in full confidentiality.