Vintage Bally Loafers Men - Etsy。A metallic logo accent details the upper of this glove-leather loafer. Slip-on Cushioned footbed Round-toe Leather upper and lining/leather sole Imported (Switzerland) * Crested Sole For over 160 years, the Swiss luxury goods maker Bally has been best known for producing some of the most beautiful and well-made shoes and leather accessories in the world. Bally was founded as a shoe-making business in 1851 by Carl Franz Bally and his brother Fritz in the basement of their family home in Schönenwerd, Solothurn, Switzerland. Carl Franz Bally had joined the family business, a silk ribbon manufacturer, when he was 17, but decided to go into shoe manufacturing after a stay in Paris. After Carl died in 1899, the company continued under the management of Carl\'s sons, Eduard and Arthur, and continued to manufacture about two million pairs of shoes a year, employing 3,200 people. Modern era The Bally Manufacturing Corporation was founded by Raymond Moloney on January 10, 1932, when Bally\'s original parent, Lion Manufacturing, established the company to make pinball games. The company took its name from its first game, \"Ballyhoo\". The company, based in Chicago, quickly became a leading pinball maker. Boutiques Bally store in Hong Kong As of January 2020, Bally\'s retail network includes 311 boutiques, with 500 multi-brand points of sale spanning 66 countries.