Vancouver Sun Read ArticleStyle Q&A: Vancouver-based boot brand celebrates small artisans of Mexico.
Fleece & Hide offers small-batch boots that merge traditional techniques with modern design.
LindaLove, love love, I will be ordering for myself in the new year, those were for my husband, he loves them.
Vancouver Magazine Read Article9 Cute Shoes for Giving COVID the Boot.
These La Reina boots will add a little pep to your step, and do some good, too—the small-batch shoes are only made 22 at a time, and every sale gives $5 to support high school education in Chiapas.
EleanoreOh my god I love my boots!!! I am so happy with them they are better than I had imagined. Please keep me posted as you add to your line.
OllyLove my new boots! Love the fact they are handmade with a good story behind every pair. Very comfy and the back zip makes them easy to get on. Pretty cool that Fleece & Hide give back to a great cause - classy touch!
SusanWow, not only are these boots stylish and well made, they are so comfortable and fit amazing well. I would highly recommend these boots!!!
MajidI love the shoes and they are incredibly comfortable its like I'm walking in slippers. Thanks again!
EllieSuch a lovely pairs of boots. I've worn them out a couple of times and have been amazed at just how comfy they are. They are also so well made and so different to other boots I've seen. I think they are utterly beautiful!!
Handmade is worth the wait.
We believe the craft of making boots is worth waiting for. Working with independent artisans in Mexico, we take traditional methods and give them a modern twist to deliver beautiful handcrafted products for you.
Never mass produced, we focus on small batch products done the right way. Or as we like to say; shoes with a soul.
We showcase and preserve these techniques and support the communities which surround them, connecting you directly with the faces and the hands that make it all possible.
Handwoven Textiles
Each bespoke pair of boots incorporates a textile design handwoven high up in the hills of Chiapas. We work with a group of 18 weavers, who have been perfecting their trade for over 20 years as the knowledge is passed down to them from their mothers and grandmothers. Every pair of handcrafted boots requires either two or four separate pieces of textile, each taking a full day to complete.
Handcrafted boots
Our boots are all made in a small independent workshop in León, México’s shoe making capital. The workshop is a family business owned by Andrés that he shares with his brothers. Andrés started learning his trade from his grandfather when he was just 12 years old and has been perfecting his skills ever since. Crafting a pair of Fleece & Hide boots is a highly skilled process that takes 5 full days from the first cut of leather to the last stitch. We focus on bespoke small batch production, taking the time to deliver a high quality pair of boots every time.
