Magda Butrym Podhale embroidery: the highland craft on pumps, mules and the Apolonia
Magda Butrym Podhale embroidery: the highland craft on pumps, mules and the Apolonia
For autumn winter 2026 Magda Butrym took embroidery from the Polish highlands and put it on leather: a pointed pump, a high-heel mule and the Apolonia bag. The brand calls it Podhale-style embroidery, inspired by traditional Polish craftsmanship, and it is the clearest example yet of the house drawing on Polish folk craft, as FashionUnited put it, Slavic heritage and Polish craftsmanship. 5 Podhale-style pieces on Coveti, $1,710 to $4,550, median $1,710. This page explains where the embroidery comes from and what it is on. Shop the Magda Butrym collection at Coveti, then read Who is Magda Butrym?.
Key facts
- 5 Podhale-style pieces on Coveti, $1,710 to $4,550, median $1,710
- Podhale: Poland’s southernmost region, sometimes called the Polish Highlands, in the foothills of the Tatra range; Nowy Targ is its historical capital and Zakopane its best-known town (Wikipedia)
- The pieces: Podhale-style embroidered pointed pumps in black and brown leather, high-heel mules in black and brown, the Apolonia bag in black leather with a flower charm
- Heel height on the pumps and mules: 11.5 cm, stated by the brand
- Apolonia dimensions: 17 cm high, 23 cm wide, 4 cm deep at the base
What Podhale is
Podhale, literally the land below the mountain pastures, is Poland’s southernmost region, in the foothills of the Tatra range of the Carpathians. Its highland communities, the Gorale, have their own dialect and traditions; the brand names the region and its craft as the reference, not a specific garment. The Wikipedia entry has the geography.
The pumps
The Podhale-style embroidered pointed pumps have a sharply pointed toe, a sculpted curved heel of 11.5 cm and the embroidery worked across the upper, in black and brown leather: calf leather upper and insole on a nappa sole. They are the most formal shoe the house makes this season.
The mules
The high-heel mules take the same embroidery on a wide leather upper with an open toe and the same 11.5 cm sculptural heel, in black and brown. The mules page has the kitten heel and flat mules beside them.
The Apolonia
The house’s boxy pochette with a top handle, 23 cm wide, in black leather with the embroidery on the front and a detachable flower charm at the handle. The Apolonia page has the plain leather and suede versions.
Sizing
The shoes run EU 35 to 41.5 with half sizes at the brand; Coveti lists whole sizes EU 35 to 42 (UK 2 to 9), and the brand states no fit on the boots, only that customer care will advise. At 11.5 cm these are the highest heels in the collection; the brand does not state a fit, so take your usual size and add a half size in the order notes if you need it. The shoe size guide converts.
How to wear them
With plain black: a pencil skirt and a fine knit, a black slip dress, a tailored trouser. The embroidery is the decoration, so the clothes should not compete. The black dress page has the dresses.
The pieces on Coveti now
1. Podhale-style embroidered high-heel mules in black, $1,710
Made from upper, insole: 100% calf leather, sole: 100% nappa leather, shown in black, Autumn/Winter 2026.
2. Podhale-style embroidered high-heel mules in brown, $1,710
Made from upper, insole: 100% calf leather, sole: 100% nappa leather, shown in brown, Autumn/Winter 2026.
3. Podhale-style embroidered pointed pumps in black leather, $1,710
Made from upper, insole: 100% calf leather, sole: 100% nappa leather, shown in black, Autumn/Winter 2026.
4. Podhale-style embroidered pointed pumps in brown leather, $1,710
Made from upper, insole: 100% calf leather, sole: 100% nappa leather, shown in brown, Autumn/Winter 2026.
5. Podhale-style embroidered Apolonia bag in black leather with flower charm, $4,550
Made from exterior: 100% calf leather. interior: 100% calf leather, shown in black, Autumn/Winter 2026.
“Founded in Warsaw in 2014, Magda Butrym has built its identity around sculptural silhouettes, hand-finished details and recurring motifs like roses and crochet, drawing on Slavic heritage and Polish craftsmanship,” FashionUnited wrote in July 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is Podhale-style embroidery?
Embroidery inspired by the folk craft of Podhale, the highland region of southern Poland at the foot of the Tatras, which the brand uses on leather pumps, mules and the Apolonia bag for autumn winter 2026.
Where is Podhale?
Southern Poland, in the foothills of the Tatra Mountains; Nowy Targ is its historical capital and Zakopane its best-known town.
How high are the heels?
11.5 cm on both the pointed pumps and the mules, by the brand’s product pages.
How much are the Podhale pieces?
$1,710 to $4,550 on coveti, median $1,710.
Is the embroidery by hand?
The brand says the embroidery is inspired by traditional Polish craftsmanship; it does not state the technique, so Coveti does not claim hand embroidery.
What colours?
Black and brown leather on the shoes, black leather on the Apolonia.
Read next
Who is Magda Butrym? The Apolonia Mules Heels
More Magda Butrym guides
Every Magda Butrym page by Coveti’s fashion editor Gemma Deeks: Is it a luxury brand?, How to style, Brands like Magda Butrym, The edit, Size guide, The knotted top, The signature rose, Coats, Who is Magda Butrym?, Who wears it, Where to buy, Review, The H&M collection, New York flagship, Autumn winter 2026, Price guide, Shoe size guide, Every bag, The Brigitte, The Varsovia, The Julia, The Barbara, The Apolonia, The Maya, The Devana, Crochet bags, Every shoe, Heels, Mules, Flats, Slingbacks, Sandals, Bridal shoes, Jewellery, Earrings, Sunglasses, Belts, Crochet, Hats, gloves and scarves, Bag charms, Leather jackets, Corset dresses, Dresses, Wedding guest dresses, Swimwear, Tops, Boots, Knitwear, Fur and shearling, The red dress, The black dress, Sale guide, Blazers and tailoring, Gift guide, Denim, Skirts, Capes, Leather gloves, Heeled ballet flats, White dresses, Magda Butrym UK, Magda Butrym USA, Magda Butrym Australia, Magda Butrym Europe, Magda Butrym Middle East.
Sources and method
Checked on 20 October 2026 by Gemma Deeks, fashion editor at Coveti. Product facts, the compositions, care lines, dimensions, sizing notes and country of manufacture, are the brand’s own product-page text; counts, prices and price ranges are Coveti’s live catalogue on that date and move with stock; the designer’s biography and the house history come from the encyclopaedia entries and the press articles listed below, each read on the date above; the size scales are 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.
- magdabutrym.com product pages: the description, composition, sizing line, measurements and origin line of every style (612 pages saved on 20 September 2026, the 278 New In pages on 9 October 2026, re-checked on 20 October 2026)
- magdabutrym.com, the New York boutique page
- Magda Butrym on Polish Wikipedia: birth, training, the TVP and La Mania years, Portofino, the 2014 founding
- Wikidata Q126373339
- WWD, Magda Butrym Spring 2027: Welcome to New York (September 2026): the Mercer Street opening, the first New York show, the CEO on the US market, the fall 2026 collection
- FashionUnited, 21 July 2026: the 170 Mercer Street flagship, the Stamuli design and the 13 September show
- CPP-Luxury, 21 July 2026: the SoHo boutique
- WWD, 24 April 2025: the H&M x Magda Butrym collection gallery
- Euronews, 24 March 2025: the H&M collection, the rose quote, the wearers
- Linda Farrow, the Magda Butrym eyewear collaboration
- Wikipedia, Podhale: the region
- magdabutrym.com sitemap: the sale category pages
- Coveti live catalogue, 20 October 2026: prices, sizes and stock
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