Footwear - Our Makers

FOOTWEAR

[MAKERS SERIES VIDEO HERE]

After first connecting at a trade fair in Hong Kong, we have had a wonderful relationship with our footwear manufacturer for five years. We were so impressed with their lovely, raw, earthy leathers and their excellent finishing, which really stood out in a sea of ‘bling’.

Based in Human, in the Dong Guan region, the workshop consists of about sixty skilled shoemakers, who have been with us every step of the way as we’ve grown our footwear collections from one style, to ranges that now include sandals, boots, loafers and lace ups. Together, we produce small quantities of handmade shoes with stitched and printed details in vegetable tanned and sheep leathers.

Keeping each run small means keeping each run special.

We have visited their factory twice now, the last time in June 2017 where we took a bunch of footage of the makers creating our SS17/18 collection!

Interview with an employee at factory – photo and text

Nancybird is based on the banks of the Merri Creek, on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, whom we acknowledge as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work, recognising their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present, and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples today and every day.