Aster is a family run company that has been manufacturing top quality children's shoes since 1913. Aster's two factories, located in the southwest region of France, are in the villages of St. Astier and St. Germain du Salembre. The name Aster comes from one of the villages St. Astier, which is surrounded by the Aster flower.  Although Aster has been manufacturing shoes for almost a century, they have only been distributing in the U.S. for a little under a decade.