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Innovation Fridays: Transforming High Heels with just a Click

by Natalie Kimani|20 October 201730 November 2017|Design, Fashion

When it comes to high heels, there’s universal unanimity that they’re appallingly uncomfortable. No wonder they stopped being a men’s fashion staple in the 1740s. Because it’s simply ludicrous to believe women would give up heels entirely, we’re pleased to...

COAST AND KOI: Statement Shoes Made in South Africa

by Natalie Kimani|04 October 201730 November 2017|Design, Fashion

Loud, audacious and proudly unapologetic about their personality. They say you can tell a lot about someone from their shoes, and the eye-catching Coast and Koi speaks volumes. Designer Caryn Wilensky founded the luxurious South African brand in 2005 after...

Innovation Fridays: UKIES Patented Technology for Comfy, Stylish Shoes

by Natalie Kimani|29 September 201730 November 2017|Design, Fashion

UKIES (pronounced as “You-Keys”), is a designer line of handmade, fashion-conscious women's shoes that started in 2014 to answer a simple question. ‘Why should women have to choose between looking and feeling great’? Its 2017 people, and we still use...

MATSIDISO: Shoes for the Liberated, Made in South Africa

by Natalie Kimani|11 September 201730 November 2017|Business, Design, Fashion

Cape Town based label, Matsidiso (pronounced Mat-see-dee-so), is one of the newest kids on the shoe block. Founder, Jinae Niles, launched the women’s shoe and accessories brand that fuses African influences with modern elements in May 2017. Despite not having...