When I started Marc Nolan seven years ago, the goal was simple: make shoes that felt good, looked sharp, and didn’t require a luxury tax on your dignity. That part hasn’t changed. The collections have grown up a bit—like we all have—but the mission remains the same.
As we head into 2026, we’re leaning further into what’s quietly become a signature: the lug sole. It’s that rare sweet spot—dressy but not fussy, casual without being careless, lightweight, durable, and ready for wherever the day (or night) takes you. Expect more versatile lug loafers for work, for weddings, for wandering, or just because. We’ve got you.
There’s more simmering on the stove: an expanded and much-improved apparel line, a new store experience, and a few things we’re not quite ready to talk about yet. But for now, just—thank you.
Thank you for supporting a small, nimble operation of twenty-five-ish people in an industry dominated by behemoths.
Thank you to everyone who’s shown up—to events, collaborations, comment sections—and especially to those who’ve liked, shared, questioned, and called us out when we’ve missed our own mark.
Thank you for supporting an immigrant who came to this country with a dream (and a stubborn belief that shoes matter 🙂).
As I’ve gotten older, my desire hasn’t changed much: I want to feel comfortable and confident in my own skin—and in what I put on it. Shoes and clothes still help me do that. Hopefully, they help you too.
We hope you love the small dent we’re trying to make in the universe as much as we do.
See you in 2026.
–Sebastian Malczewski
Founder and CEO of Marc Nolan
