About Munro Shoes
Five Decades of Perfect Fit Excellence
Since 1972, Munro Shoes has championed a simple idea: every woman deserves shoes that actually fit. For over five decades, we’ve specialized in creating American-made footwear in an extraordinary range of sizes and widths. Because comfort shouldn’t require compromise, and style shouldn’t hurt.
A Legacy Built on Proper Fit
Munro Shoes has been built on a principle that seemed radical in the 1970s: women’s feet come in all shapes and sizes, and they all deserve beautiful, comfortable shoes. While other manufacturers offer limited sizing options, Don Munro and his family committed to something different.
Munro creates footwear in an unprecedented range of 75 size and width combinations. From size 4 to 14 and from super slim (AAAA) to extra wide (EE). This isn’t just about numbers on a box.
What began in Hot Springs, Arkansas, as a small operation has grown into one of America’s most respected specialty footwear brands. Munro understands that true comfort requires more than just the right size. It demands precision engineering, quality materials, and meticulous craftsmanship.
Every Munro shoe is designed, developed, and manufactured in America. Using techniques that allow leather to properly set and mold to the foot. This patient approach creates shoes that hold their shape for years, not months.
For over five decades, Munro has maintained an unwavering commitment: “Proper Size, Perfect Fit.” This isn’t just a slogan. It’s a promise that women with narrow feet, wide feet, long feet, or hard-to-fit feet can finally find shoes that don’t pinch, slip, or compromise their day.
Our Journey
The Foundation
Robert Malcolm “Don” Munro established Lake Catherine Footwear in Hot Springs, Arkansas, beginning a legacy of American footwear manufacturing.
Munro & Company Born
Don Munro purchased and renamed the company, officially launching Munro & Company, Inc. with a revolutionary focus on extended size and width options.
Industry Leadership
Became the only American manufacturer offering 75 different size/width combinations per style, setting an industry standard for fit and comfort.
Family Legacy Continues
Don’s five children took ownership, maintaining family values and commitment to quality while expanding the brand’s reach across America.
Enduring Excellence
The Munro legacy continues through trusted retailers, offering women access to the same exceptional fit and American craftsmanship that defined five decades of excellence.
The Munro Difference
Unmatched Size Range
While most manufacturers offer just 17 size combinations, Munro creates 75 per style. From size 4 to 14, and widths AAAA to EE. This isn’t marketing. It’s engineering that ensures women with narrow, wide, long, or uniquely-shaped feet can finally find shoes that truly fit.
Proudly American Made
Every Munro shoe is designed, developed, and manufactured in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Using traditional techniques that allow quality leather to properly set for 4-12 hours on each last. Not the 45 minutes typical of mass production. This patient craftsmanship creates shoes that hold their shape and last for years.
Engineered for Comfort
Munro employs its own engineers and pattern makers, not just designers. Each style is developed using real foot models to ensure consistency across the entire size range. Whether you wear a size 5 AAAA or 14 EE, you get the same exceptional fit and all-day comfort.
The Munro Legacy Today
The Munro legacy represents the pinnacle of American craftsmanship and perfect fit. From our signature sandals to our meticulously crafted boots and engineered sneakers, each style represents decades of refinement.
Every Munro shoe carries the DNA that makes the brand legendary. 75 size and width combinations. Quality leather properly set for hours, not minutes. Engineering that prioritizes your foot’s unique shape over mass-market shortcuts.
These aren’t just shoes. They’re solutions to a problem the industry has long ignored. The Munro story proves that some things matter more than profit margins.
A family in Hot Springs, Arkansas shows that American manufacturing, honest pricing, and genuine innovation can coexist. Never compromising, never cutting corners, and never forgetting why they’re in business: to help women with hard-to-fit feet finally find shoes that work.
The Munro Promise
Proper Size, Perfect Fit. Always.
For over five decades, Munro has built its reputation on one simple promise: shoes should fit your feet, not force your feet to fit the shoes. This philosophy guides every design decision, every pattern adjustment, and every manufacturing process.
The result is footwear trusted by women with the hardest-to-fit feet across America. From narrow to wide, small to large, every foot deserves the same attention to detail.
Why Women Choose Munro
“I have extremely narrow feet, size 8.5 AAAA, and spent years stuffing tissue in shoes that still slipped off. When I discovered Munro, it was life-changing. For the first time since childhood, I had shoes that actually fit. I bought three pairs immediately and wore them until they were completely worn out. That’s quality.”
A Family’s Dedication to Excellence
The Munro Family Legacy
Founded by Don Munro and operated by his five children, Bruce (CEO), Mollie (COO), and Christine (VP of Sales), Munro Shoes is a family business through and through. This isn’t a corporation chasing quarterly profits. It’s a family committed to a mission.
Don Munro, who passed away in 2022 at age 94, was respected industry-wide for his integrity and innovation. He served as president of the American Apparel and Footwear Association, championing American manufacturing when others were moving overseas. His children carry forward not just a business, but a commitment to quality over shortcuts.
American Manufacturing Pride
While competitors outsource to reduce costs, Munro stays in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Providing good jobs and maintaining quality control. The Fred Young Center houses design, engineering, manufacturing, and distribution under one roof, ensuring every shoe meets exacting standards.
This commitment to American manufacturing isn’t about patriotism alone. It’s about quality control. When you control the entire process, you control the outcome. That’s why Munro customers consistently report shoes that last years longer than mass-produced alternatives.
Why Proper Fit Changes Everything
Most women have compromised on shoe fit their entire lives. Shoes that slip at the heel. Shoes that pinch at the toes. Shoes that require inserts, pads, and prayers just to make it through the day.
Munro understands this frustration and has spent decades engineering solutions that actually work.
All-Day Comfort
When shoes truly fit, you forget you’re wearing them. No blisters. No sore feet. No counting the minutes until you can take them off. Munro’s precision sizing means your feet can do what they’re meant to do: carry you through your day without complaint.
Long-Term Foot Health
Ill-fitting shoes don’t just hurt in the moment. They cause lasting damage. Bunions, hammertoes, plantar fasciitis, and chronic pain often stem from years of wearing shoes that don’t fit properly. Proper sizing isn’t a luxury. It’s preventive care for your feet.
Confidence and Style
You can’t feel confident when your shoes hurt. Munro proves you don’t have to choose between style and comfort. With proper fit as the foundation, the designers create shoes that look as good as they feel. No frumpy “comfort shoes” here.
The Munro Standard
For over five decades, Munro Shoes represents the gold standard in American footwear. Honest craftsmanship. Genuine innovation. Real solutions for women who’ve been ignored by the industry.
Our commitment to helping women find shoes that truly fit never wavers. The Munro name stands for quality over shortcuts, fit over fashion trends, and customers over quarterly profits.