J.M. Weston
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J.M. Weston is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 luxury shoe company founded by Eugène Blanchard in 1927, in Limoges
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....

. It is renowned for its handmade shoes for men. They also produce a full line of leather goods ranging from belts, briefcases and luggage items. The company's most famous models are the 677 Chasse (a sturdy outdoor shoe), 598 Demi-Chasse (a dressier version of the Chasse), and the 180 Mocassin (a classic penny loafer). J.M. Weston shoes are sold in its own boutique
Boutique
A boutique is a small shopping outlet, especially one that specializes in elite and fashionable items such as clothing and jewelry. The word is French for "shop", via Latin from Greek ἀποθήκη , "storehouse"....

s, or in luxury department stores such as Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols, founded in 1813, is an upmarket department store chain. Its original store is in London. Founded in 1813 as a linen shop, it sells many international brands of clothing for women and men, fashion accessories, beauty products, wine and food...

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