Welcome to David Roberts

Celebrating 86 years of Shoe Fitting

Advert used on Opening ............ Extracted from the Llandudno Advertiser dated May 1922                                    

David Roberts, late of Harrods, wishes to invite the discerning ladies and gentlemen of Llandudno and its surrounding districts to view his ranges of London and Parisienne designed footwear 

..............BREAKING NEWS...............

David Roberts embarks upon their 87th Summer Sale starting on Monday July 6th @ 9-00am. There will be bargains galore across all our ranges with reductions of upto 75% on selected styles.

 This is one of the few "Geniune Sales" that offer people the chance to buy from our great selection of shoes and sandals in  large size ranges with Ladies sizes 1 to 10's and Men's Sizes 5 to 15 at truely reduced prices. So make it a must to visit David Roberts' Summer Shoe Sale and enjoy the great bargain for yourself.

NEW for Spring 2009 is Thierry Rabotin- softness, blissful comfort in designs exclusive to David Roberts their making techniques are the sacchetto working method, that we privilege, permits the production of shoes that adapt themselves to the foot and not the other way round. It is a technique used for particularly comfortable shoes where the lining in full grain nappa, is sewn like a sac directly to the edge of the upper. The shoe without all of its rigid components such as the insole and the shankpiece is much lighter. Only water-soluble glue, that does not develop harmful vapours is used and a transpiring, shock-absorbing material capable of maintaining its volume for a long time is inserted between the upper and the lining. This working method however has a couple of negligible drawbacks. The absence of the insole does not permit the application of high heels; the second is in the impossibility of inserting rigid counters which instead are substituted by smaller hand applied ones. Every foot deserves to be flattered by Thierry Rabotin

Established in 1922, by its founder David Roberts, returning back to his native North Wales after a distinguished career in the the capital, London. For over 14 years he worked for the world famous store of Harrods, rising to the rank of Chief Buyer of their shoe department. Now for over 85 years and three generations of the Roberts' family, the business has flourished at it's site at Knightsbridge House, named after his asssociation with that area, Gloddaeth Street, Llandudno.The original shop front as shown below, was designed by David Roberts and is still in place to this day. While many things have changed over the years, the commitment to providing the highest standards of personal service, together with the willingness to go the extra mile to ensure customer satisfaction, is still as strong as ever.

History of David Roberts

In those bygon days of service and quality there was always David Roberts of Llandudno. Times may have changed but our services and quality still remains.The gentle art of foot measuring by qualified shoe fitters is still practised daily to ensure correct size and fittings. As specialist in ladies smaller sizes by Vicki Beth/Tango down to size 32 continental (size 1 english) and now upto size 10 ladies shoes in narrow fittings like Amalfi, Jardins and Nil Simile and broader fittings by VanDal, Waldlaufer and emotion shoes and sandals.

It is a sobering thought to Andrew that because he started so young, he has now been in the business longer than either his grandfather or his father. Yet it is this wealth of experience that allows him to continue to provide footwear of the high quality and craftsmanship. He is a qualified shoe fitter being a member of The Society of Shoe Fitters and is available to help and advise on specialist footwear needs.