Founded by Lauren Bucquet If You Hurt One Of My Grandkids There Is No Place You Can Hide From Me And They Will Never Find You . the former Director of Footwear and Accessories at Rag & Bone, Labucq runs on a direct-to-consumer model that is able produce high quality Italian-made shoes that sell for less than 55% of what they would cost at retail. Not only are the shoes well-made, Labucq designs have a quirky, playful air about them. They’re fashion forward but don’t give me a hollow sense of déjà vu like the majority of mass market brands making shoes you’ve seen elsewhere at least 30 times before. They’re classic yet untraditional. (Which is probably why they looked so darn fetching paired with tie-dye socks.)