Frēda Salvador

Co-founders, Cristina Palomo Nelson and Megan Papay met while designing at another accessories company, instantly clicking over their shared love of design. Traveling across Italy, visiting Europe’s finest factories and tanneries, the pair dreamed up FRĒDA over many bottles of wine and the founding idea of combining Megan’s background in styling and Cristina’s shoemaking lineage to create a brand that struck the perfect balance between design and function. We work with artisans in family-run factories who love our products as much as we do. Mostly from Italy and Spain, our leathers are of the highest quality, responsibly sourced with high transparency of the raw materials and certified by Leather Working Group.