Our Story
Seven stores. Three continents of craft. One obsession with exceptional footwear.
The art of the find
Socrati is South Africa's destination for luxury footwear. We travel the shoe capitals of the world, from Porto Alegre in Brazil's shoemaking heartland to Elche, the Spanish city that has crafted Europe's finest shoes since the 1800s to bring home what you will not find on any local high street.
Every pair we carry is chosen by hand. Not by an algorithm, not by a buying committee working from a spreadsheet by people who have spent decades handling leather, judging a last, and knowing within seconds whether a shoe deserves a place on our shelves.
Four houses, one standard
Jorge Bischoff
The celebrated Brazilian designer whose bold, glamorous women's shoes are worn in more than 20 countries.
Maithë
Brazilian luxury at its most unapologetic: exuberant colour, sensuous leather, obsessive craftsmanship.
Cetti
Quiet European elegance, 100% made in Elche, Spain, where artisan technique meets modern sport-luxe design.
Claudio Mascialino
our anchor men's label: structured Mediterranean silhouettes and fine leathers for the man who dresses with intent.
Each is available exclusively through Socrati in South Africa.
In person, and now everywhere
For years you could only experience Socrati in our seven stores across Johannesburg and Pretoria, Sandton, Hyde Park, Brooklyn, Cedar, Fairlands, Mall of Africa and Cresta. Our people know their customers by name, keep their sizes on file, and will phone you when something arrives that belongs on your feet.
That service now lives online too. Browse the full collection, order to your door anywhere in South Africa, or reserve online and collect in store. The shoes are the same. The standard is the same. The distance is gone.