Scarpaletto has reopened its doors in Denver's Larimer Square, bringing the family-owned shoe retailer back to a stretch of downtown it once called home before a four-year run on the 16th Street Mall. The 1,500-square-foot shop now sits at 1425 Larimer St, stocked with shoes, leather boots, handbags, belts and jewelry, according to ColoradoBiz.
The move caps a plan first reported back in the spring, when BusinessDen wrote that Scarpaletto was bringing its operation back to the 1400 block of Larimer Street come fall. The store had been on the 16th Street Mall within Market Station since 2022, the outlet reported, before the latest move returned it closer to its roots in the historic shopping district.
Scarpaletto has operated since 1979, when founder Phil Vivinetto opened the shop, per BusinessDen's reporting. Today it's owned by Logan and Dragana Allenbaugh, who took over the business in November 2025, according to City Cast Denver. Logan Allenbaugh, describing the move, told ColoradoBiz that moving back to a true Denver destination feels like coming home.
A Weekend Celebration Planned for the New Storefront
Scarpaletto will mark the reopening with a celebration running Nov. 20 through Nov. 22, per ColoradoBiz's report. The festivities include a Robert Barakett trunk show, giveaways, and a raffle for a Mauritius leather jacket. Larimer Square's own events page bills the occasion as a weekend of shopping, refreshments, and special surprises.
Once the celebration wraps, the shop plans to settle into regular hours: Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to ColoradoBiz. Shoppers can find more information at scarpalettoshoes.com.
A Shop With Deep Denver Roots
Scarpaletto's address book over the decades has included stints in Boulder, the Tabor Center, and Cherry Creek Shopping Center, along with its earlier run in Larimer Square itself, the same City Cast Denver piece notes. The outlet reported that Logan and Dragana intended to move the store back to its former location in the historic block, a plan that appears to have now come to fruition.
The shop has also built a loyalty following tied to its rewards program, which credits 3% of every purchase back onto a customer's account — earnings that stack up and don't expire, per City Cast Denver's report.
Larimer Square's Recent Churn
Scarpaletto's path back to Larimer Street follows a turbulent stretch for tenants on the block. Westword reported that Scarpaletto, then located at 1436 Larimer Square, had been given the choice of moving from its storefront to a slightly smaller space in the 1500 block of Market Street. Larimer Square management told Westword the vacated spaces, including the one Scarpaletto and neighboring shop Victoriana occupied, would be offline for at least 12 months while crews addressed deferred maintenance, utility upgrades and other improvements to the block.
Victoriana wasn't as fortunate in the shuffle — Westword reported its owners faced a proposed off-Larimer location half the size of their 832-square-foot space, and the outlet noted the shop's last day in business was scheduled for September 3. Scarpaletto's return suggests the renovation-era disruption on the block has, for at least one longtime tenant, come full circle.
