Nigerian native footwear
Slides and mules in suede and leather, cut clean and finished with the cairn. Made for the heat, the occasion and every long way home.
Okwute n. — stone, in Igbo.
[ 01 ] The word
Three stones, polished into the buckle. On every style the mark sits where the eye lands first.
[ 02 ] The mark
For as long as people have walked long distances, they have stacked stones to mark the way: a sign that someone came through, and the path holds. We set three on every pair.
The footbed. Shaped to settle into, so every step lands solid and stays there.
The straps. Suede and leather that keep their grip without fuss, from the first step to the long way home.
The finish. The cairn itself: cut through leather, plated on suede or cast as a buckle. Every pair says you came this way.
See the range[ 03 ] The range
Each style starts from the same idea: a footbed you settle into, straps that hold without fuss, and the mark of the stone.