Footbed Sandals

A classic T-bar over a cork footbed. Open, but it holds you properly.

The strap runs wide across the toe, then a slim T-bar rises up the centre of the foot to meet a band across the instep, with a keeper holding it neat. Round the back, an ankle strap fastens on an adjustable metal buckle (100% zamak) with pin holes to set it exactly where you want, and there's an elasticated strip built into the strap so it gives as you walk and settles back — that's what gets the fit right and keeps it there. All of it cut in our Italian bio-based vegan leather (62–66% plant-origin materials), smooth with a low sheen. In tan, contrast stitching in cream traces every strap edge — warm and a bit worn-in looking from the start. In black, the stitching goes tonal and the whole thing reads sharper.

Underfoot is where the work is. A deep Portuguese cork footbed with a raised arch and a moulded heel cup, layered with soft vegan suede (100% PU) on top. The cork moulds to the shape of your foot as you wear it in, absorbs shock as you walk, and stays cool. Under that, a rubber tread layer for grip — and you can see the recycled content in it, flecks and splashes of colour embedded right through the material. Durable and grippy over pavements, gravel, decking and the walk between. A 3cm heel and 1.5cm toe for a gentle lift.

Lined in soft Portuguese vegan suede (100% PU), so you can wear them all day without socks and not think about it. And you can take them down to the beach — salt water won't mark or stain them, and they're easy to care for.

Tan is the easy one: linen trousers, a loose dress, denim shorts, anything in stone or cream. Black keeps its edge — black linen, wide dark trousers, or a print you want grounding.