industry e commerce footwear founded august 2013 founders benjamin earley evan fript headquarters united states area served international products designer men s shoes website www.paulevansny.com paul evans is a new york city based menswear brand best known for its collection of luxury footwear . 1 the company was founded by benjamin earley and evan fript . 2 it is vertically integrated and sells internationally directly to consumers online . 2 the shoes are made in naples italy . 3 4 history edit benjamin earley and evan fript met while attending tulane university in new orleans louisiana . 2 5 after graduating the two began their careers working in finance in new york city . 6 the idea for the brand started when earley and fript realized how expensive men s luxury shoes were and how few brand options existed . 7 earley and fript founded the paul evans brand in 2012 8 and launched the e commerce website in august 2013 . 9 the company received seed funding from a group of young investors in 2013 to fund the first few factory orders . 9 earley and fript looked at different european manufacturers in spain italy and portugal and selected a family owned factory in naples that produces other internationally known brands in the industry . 2 description edit paul evans is a vertically integrated menswear brand that sells its italian luxury footwear internationally directly to the consumer . the brand first released three cap toe oxfords including the brando the cagney and the grant all made from italian calfskin . 3 in 2014 the brand introduced three additional styles including the stewart penny loafer the martin whole cut oxford and the chaplin suede tassel loafer . 10 by 2015 the company produced 16 styles of men s shoes . 11 paul evans shoes have been featured by forbes 12 refinery29 13 and esquire magazine . 1 references edit a b max berlinger 14 november 2013 . shoe porn paul evans semi brogues . esquire magazine . retrieved 23 november 2014 . a b c d katie chang 5 may 2014 . rules of shoes paul evans founders ben earley and evan fript on how to buy and care for your kicks . details . retrieved 23 november 2014 . a b marissa mule 1 august 2014 . paul evans shoes take a step in the right direction . new york observer . retrieved 23 november 2014 . men when it comes to being stylish start with your shoes . huffington post . 26 september 2014 . retrieved 23 november 2014 . the paul evans shoe review . fine young gentlemen . 18 october 2013 . retrieved 23 november 2014 . linette lopez 10 june 2014 . two finance guys have created the ultimate solution for men s shoes . business insider . retrieved 23 november 2014 . jill newman 21 august 2014 . paul evans puts its best foot forward . robb report . retrieved 23 november 2014 . take a walk in paul evans handsome shoes . effortless gent . 2013 . retrieved 23 november 2014 . a b digital menswear startup paul evans looks to bring down the cost of luxury dress shoes . modern fellows . 14 march 2014 . retrieved 23 november 2014 . sabir m peele 3 june 2014 . paul evans shoes launches s s 14 collection . msp daily . men s stylepro . retrieved 23 november 2014 . start up thinks outside the shoe box . cnbc . january 28 2015 . retrieved november 19 2015 . larry olmsted november 29 2014 . holiday gift guide for fitness ; good living . forbes . retrieved november 19 2015 . 33 gifts for every man in your life . refinery29 . retrieved november 19 2015 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title paul evans brand & oldid 744061409 categories clothing companies of the united statescompanies established in 2009companies based in new york cityluxury brandsshoe companies of the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 october 2016 at 21 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view