Paris Texas vs Amina Muaddi: Origin, Shapes, Heels, Materials, Price and Fit Compared From the Shoes at Luxury Shoes
Paris Texas vs Amina Muaddi: Origin, Shapes, Heels, Materials, Price and Fit Compared From the Shoes at Luxury Shoes
Paris Texas and Amina Muaddi are the two Italian-made heel houses of the last decade that a shopper compares most often, and Luxury Handbags carries both, 316 Paris Texas styles and 160 Amina Muaddi shoes, so this comparison is made from the shoes and the product pages rather than from the campaigns. They are less alike than the comparison suggests. Paris Texas, founded in Milan in 2015, is a boot house with a stiletto line: 196 of its styles at Luxury Handbags are boots. Amina Muaddi, founded in Paris in 2018, is an evening house: satin, crystals and a flared heel, with six boots in 160. The pages that follow put them side by side on origin, shape, heel, materials, price, fit and occasion, and say which to buy for what.
Key facts
- Paris Texas: founded Milan 2015 by Annamaria Brivio and Massimo Baltimora, made in Monza, 65 percent owned by Arezzo and Co since 2023. Amina Muaddi: founded Paris 2018 by the Jordanian-Romanian designer of that name, trained at the Istituto Europeo di Design and in the Riviera del Brenta, made in Italy.
- At Luxury Shoes : Paris Texas 316 styles, $1,060 to $3,080, median $1,450; Amina Muaddi 160 shoes, $1,200 to $2,850, median $1,550.
- Shapes: Paris Texas 196 boots, 56 mules, 48 slingbacks and pumps, 15 sandals, 1 flat; Amina Muaddi 78 mules and slippers, 50 pumps and slingbacks, 24 sandals, 6 boots, 2 loafers.
- Heels: Paris Texas 105 and 70 mm on a slim covered stiletto, 60 to 100 mm covered blocks on the boots; Amina Muaddi 95 mm on the flared signature heel with 70 and 45 mm options and a 105 mm classic stiletto on the Anok.
- Sizing: Paris Texas states every style fits true to size; Amina Muaddi advises half a size to a full size up on its PVC styles, the pointed Begum, Rosie and Holli slingbacks and the Alexa slipper.
Where each comes from
Paris Texas grew out of a Monza boutique: Brivio was a buyer, the gap she saw was a fashion shoe at a price under the big houses, and the label she founded in 2015 with Massimo Baltimora is still made at a medium-sized factory in Monza, now owned by the majority shareholder Arezzo and Co. Amina Muaddi trained at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, learned the trade with the artisans of the Riviera del Brenta, co-founded Oscar Tiye in 2013 and launched her own label in Paris in August 2018; Footwear News named it Launch of the Year that year and her Designer of the Year in 2019, and she designed the footwear for Rihanna’s Fenty in 2020. Both make in Italy; one is a Milanese company with a Brazilian parent, the other a Paris label with a designer’s name on the door. Who is Paris Texas and the Amina Muaddi hub at Luxury Shoes carry the full stories.
The signature shapes
Paris Texas has two: the Texan cowboy boot on a covered Western block, the Dallas, Dakota and El Dorado, and the Lidia, a long pointed toe on a slim covered stiletto sold as a mule, slingback, pump, sabot and sandal. Amina Muaddi has one heel and several lasts on it: the signature heel, a stiletto that flares into a small cone at the base, under the square-toe Lupita slipper, the Gilda with its crystal ankle strap, the pointed Begum slingback with a starburst brooch and the plain Holli. Put a Lidia slingback beside a Holli and the difference is the heel: the Paris Texas is a straight covered stiletto, the Amina Muaddi flares. Put a Dallas beside anything in the Amina Muaddi range and there is no comparison to make; the Barbara boot is a satin evening boot, not a cowboy boot.
Heels and comfort
Paris Texas photographs at 105 mm and sells most of its day shoes at 70 and 60: the Lidia 70 and the Dallas 60 are the ones the fitting room sends first-time buyers home in, and the 100 mm Texan block is wide enough to walk in all day. Amina Muaddi’s standard is 95 mm on the flared heel, which stands on a wider footprint than a pin heel of the same height, with a 70 mm option on the Lupita, Holli and Begum and a 45 mm mini heel on the Juliette and Gigi thongs; the Anok family is a classic 105 mm stiletto and the Dalida a 140 mm platform. For a whole day: Paris Texas Dallas 60 and Bettina, Amina Muaddi Juliette 45. For an evening: Lidia 70 and Lupita 70. For the shoe as photographed: Lidia 105 and Lupita 95. The Paris Texas heel guide and the Amina Muaddi heel guide list every height.
Materials
Paris Texas is a leather house: suede (87 styles), patent (86), calf, croc-embossed and python-print calf, nappa and mirror leather, all on a leather sole, mostly the pink Texas Rose. Amina Muaddi is a satin and crystal house: silk satin, hand-set glass crystals, nappa, patent and the clear PVC of its Glass styles, with suede and printed snake on the day shoes. A Paris Texas shoe is built to be worn in weather; an Amina Muaddi satin slipper is built for a floor. The materials guide counts every Paris Texas finish.
Price
At Luxury Handbags the two overlap almost exactly in the middle and part at the ends. Paris Texas runs $1,060 to $3,080 with a median of $1,450; Amina Muaddi shoes run $1,200 to $2,850 with a median of $1,550. A Lidia 105 mule in black patent is $1,150 and a Lupita 95 in black satin is $1,200; a Lidia slingback is $1,240 and a Begum 95 in black satin $1,900. Paris Texas is the cheaper way into a black stiletto and the only one of the two with a boot under $1,500; Amina Muaddi is the cheaper way into a crystal evening shoe. The Paris Texas price guide sets out every range.
Fit and sizing
Both size in EU and Luxury Handbags lists whole sizes 35 to 42 for each. The advice differs. Paris Texas prints “Fits true to size” on nearly every product page and gives no other guidance; the fitting room adds that a half size rounds up on the pointed Lidia and down on a narrow foot in a pull-on Texan. Amina Muaddi’s own FAQ recommends half a size to a full size up on the PVC styles, the pointed Begum, Rosie and Holli slingbacks and the Alexa slipper, so a woman who wears a 38 in a Lidia slingback would take a 39 in a Begum. The Paris Texas size guide and the Amina Muaddi sizing guide go shape by shape.
Which to buy for what
For a boot, Paris Texas, without a contest: the Dallas for a Texan, the Stiletto for a knee boot, the Bettina for a flat. For a wedding, Amina Muaddi: the Gilda in ivory satin and crystals is the shoe brides ask for by name. For a black stiletto to wear to work and to dinner, either, and the choice is the heel: the straight Lidia if you like a classic line, the flared Lupita if you like the shoe recognised from across a room. For denim and daytime, Paris Texas. For a floor-length dress, Amina Muaddi. Brands like Paris Texas and brands like Amina Muaddi widen the comparison to the other houses at Luxury Shoes .
“Fits true to size”, the brand prints on nearly every product page, and on 100 of them “Model is 175 cm / 5,74 ft tall and wears a size 37 European sizes”. The fits-true-to-size line appears on 336 of the 350 product pages Luxury Handbags saved on 16 September 2026, and “European sizes” on 349; the brand publishes no other sizing advice, and its size guide gives EU 37 as US 7 and UK 4.
Frequently asked questions
Is Paris Texas the same as Amina Muaddi?
No. Paris Texas is a Milan company founded in 2015 and known for cowboy boots and the Lidia stiletto; Amina Muaddi is a Paris label founded in 2018 by the designer of that name and known for the flared signature heel and satin-and-crystal evening shoes. Both are made in Italy.
Which is more expensive, Paris Texas and Amina Muaddi?
They overlap. At Luxury Handbags Paris Texas runs $1,060 to $3,080 (median $1,450) and Amina Muaddi shoes $1,200 to $2,850 (median $1,550); a black Lidia mule and a black Lupita slipper are within a hundred dollars of each other.
Which is more comfortable?
For a whole day, the Paris Texas Dallas 60 and Bettina boots and the Amina Muaddi Juliette 45. At the signature heights the Amina Muaddi flared heel stands on a wider base than a pin heel; the Paris Texas 100 mm Texan block is wider still.
Does Paris Texas run the same size as Amina Muaddi?
Both are EU sized, but the brands advise differently: Paris Texas states true to size, Amina Muaddi recommends half a size to a full size up on its PVC and pointed slingback styles and the Alexa.
Which makes better boots?
Paris Texas: 196 boots at Luxury Handbags against six from Amina Muaddi, on covered Western blocks and stilettos in calf, suede and croc-embossed leather.
Which should I buy for a wedding?
Amina Muaddi, the Gilda in ivory satin and crystals; Paris Texas makes an ivory Lidia in patent for a bride who wants a plain shoe.
Read next
Read brands like Paris Texas, the price guide and the Lidia slingback guide. Shop the Paris Texas collection at Luxury Shoes and the Amina Muaddi collection at Luxury Shoes .
More Paris Texas guides
Every Paris Texas page by Luxury Shoes ’s fashion editor Gemma Deeks: Who is Paris Texas?, How to style, Brands like Paris Texas, The 2026 edit, Size guide, Price guide, Where to buy, Is it a luxury brand?, Sale, Are they comfortable?, Care, The Beyonce boots, Cowboy boots, Lidia mules, Lidia slingbacks and pumps, Stiletto boots, Ankle boots, Best boots, Best mules and heels, Black, Brown boots, Red, Nude and pink, White and ivory, Gold and silver, Patent, Suede boots, Croc and python-print, Anja boots, Bettina boots, Review, Heel heights, Boot shafts and calf fit, Materials, Glossary, History timeline, Every style explained, Real vs fake and resale.
Sources and method
Checked on 17 September 2026 by Gemma Deeks, fashion editor at Luxury Shoes . Product facts, the heel heights, shaft measurements, compositions and the fit lines, are the brand’s own product-page text; counts, prices and price ranges are Luxury Shoes ’s live catalogue on that date and move with stock; the company history comes from the trade press articles listed below, each read on the date above; the size chart is the brand’s own. Where a claim could not be checked against one of these it was left out, and where the fitting room is giving its own advice the page says so.
- Paris Texas product pages: the description, “Fits true to size” line, shaft height and circumference, heel height, colour and composition of every style (350 pages saved 16 September 2026)
- Paris Texas size guide: the EU, US, UK, FR, JP and centimetre chart
- Paris Texas (brand) on Wikipedia and its cited articles
- Wikidata Q133890861
- WWD, 3 March 2023: Arezzo and Co takes a 65 percent stake for 25 million euros; the 2015 founding, the Monza boutique and the 2022 sales figure
- Footwear News, 19 March 2024: the Paloma mid-calf boot on the Cowboy Carter cover and the Brivio interview
- Amina Muaddi on Wikipedia: biography, Oscar Tiye, Fenty, awards
- Amina Muaddi FAQ: the house sizing advice cited in the comparison
- Luxury Handbags live catalogue, 17 September 2026: prices, sizes and stock
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