Finoacinque is a contemporary shoe brand. It was launched in 2019 by designer Angela Seojung Lee and technician Hanjun Kim. 

The unique-sounding brand name means “up to five” in Italian. Up to 5 cm is the company’s standard heel height, as it is ideal for promoting balance and comfort. 

Each collection begins with a spark of designer’s inspiration. The inspiration has come from contemporary art, the philosophy that has shaped the world around her, and the attention she gives to the small details of life, those easily missed if you’re not looking. 

Once inspiration takes hold, it becomes the season’s theme. Every step after that is drawn from it. Lee explores materials and color, playing with shape and silhouette. She then brings those ideas and sketches to the technician and artisans she works with closely, holding their years of knowledge and craftsmanship in the highest regard. 

The entire process, from concept to creation, takes place within Finoacinque’s beloved, generationally owned atelier in Seong-su, Seoul. Each pair is individually inspected and personally packaged by technician to ensure the highest standards are met before shipping. 

No matter the season, Finoacinque’s signature look has a timeless appeal, with its distinctive lines, androgynous expression, and overall simplicity in its beauty, making it a brand sure to stand the test of time. 

Finoacinque repeatedly returns to the same questions: “Is it a design that won’t become tiring even after a long time?” and “Does the shape hold well when worn, without disrupting the natural movement of the foot?” Through these questions, the brand continues to build its own design language, using shoes as its medium.

Designer Angela Seojung Lee develops her designs not around trends, but around personal experience and narrative. At nineteen, she was left with lasting effects from ankle surgery, an experience that led her to question the gap between beauty and comfort. Later, after meeting her husband, who now carries on his family’s handmade shoe-making business, she began Finoacinque with the goal of creating shoes that reflect her philosophy and a structured sense of aesthetics. 

 Her design approach always stays rooted in the real sensations felt by the wearer. Rather than prioritizing shapes made simply to be seen, she values balance when worn, silhouettes that hold up in motion, and a lasting sense of comfort that does not change over time. For her, design is not a tool for showing novelty, but a process of turning the questions she asks herself into stories. In that way, Lee Seojeong is a designer who transforms a necessary, previously unseen desire into form.

From design to production to quality assurance and shipment, everything is done within the walls of Finoacinque’s in-house factory. 

The factory is a production floor, with roots that trace back to Yeom-cheon bridge in the 1990s. It is widely recognized for it’s nearly 30 years of unmatched ability to bring complex designs to life within Korea’s handmade shoe industry. Passed down from generation to generation, It is operated today by Lee’s husband and partner technician, Han-jun Kim. Now nestled in the heart of Seongsu-dong’s shoe-making district, the beloved factory is as much a part of the Finoacinque family as the twelve artisans who craft within it. 

Their extensive experience and skill play an integral role in the brands success. With 40-50 years practicing the techniques that ultimately ensure finocinque shoes are crafted with the highest quality standards. Every aspect, operation, production and final checks, are done in-house. The factory, acting as a central hub that brings together every member of the finocinque brand family.

1123, 118, Seongsui-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 

 Tel ㅣ 02-498-3115 (10AM - 7PM, TUE - SUN) 

 Emali ㅣ info@finoacinque.co.kr 

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