Sole Rebel Shoes will have your feet walking naked
18 April
**Disclaimer, I received a sample to facilitate this review. All opinions are 100% my own**
About soleRebels
SoleRebels is a revolutionary footwear company founded in 2004 by Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu in her community of Zenabwork, Ethiopia.
soleRebels began as an idea: that the creation of shoes could be a platform for inspiration and hope. By crafting stylish and sustainable footwear that gives the person wearing them immense comfort and joy, we create great employment opportunities right in our own community, and give the often ignored a chance to engage in creative endeavors.
Proud to be the ONLY WFTO FAIR TRADE footwear company on the planet!
Our ambition is nothing less than to continue to nurture soleRebels into a market leading global footwear brand, a deeply important first for a developing world country like Ethiopia, and a feat which holds the seeds of greater shared prosperity here.
Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to review 2 pairs of their shoes, and let me say "Me Likey"
The first pair are the tooTOOS fWESH:
Our standing challenge to our super talented artisans is simple: create tooTOOS so cool + comfy that it would make grown men + women weep like babies at the sight of it. Well ok not weep. But we said lets make it so COMFyyyy that people wearing would say this is fWESH [ thats soleRebels-ese for F R E S H ], and so awesome looking that people looking at it would say i WANT it. now whereupon they would proceed to forcibly remove the shoe from the foot of the person wearing it... so a few spins of cotton and many weaves on our looms later and the tooTOOS fWESH was born.
- our magical artisan spun organic cottons make up this incredible shoe - INSIDE+OUT - allowing your foot to relax, breathe and get pampered with every step.. slip these on and as the interiors caress your feet with every step you will forever understand what it means when we say WALK NAKED! [ WARNING : you may need to explain to passersby thats its your feet making those sounds of blissed-out total pleasure and NOT you! yes. that kind of COMFORT But no worries - just send everyone you know our way and well get them into a pair of soleRebels. That way EVERYONES feet will be making weird and wonderful b l i s s e d - out total pleasure sounds so no one will notice your feets sounds any more! sneaky we are! ]
- our famed outsole hand cut from recycled tires - you can still even see the tread - protects your feet and our precious planet. nice!
- ships in our gorgeous CINCHSAK. hand crafted from the finest ABYSSINIAN organic cotton, the CINCHSAK is our cool + effective way to eliminate WASTEFUL shoe boxes!
- fully hand crafted by us here at soleRebels, the planets ONLY WFTO certified fair trade footwear company so YOU can FEEL as good as you look!
- a proud addition to our wonderful b*knd series - footwear thats good for vegans, veggies!
- backed by our HAPPY SOLES GUARANTEE, the best footwear guarantee on the planet!!!
- slip your feet inside. take a walk and never stop.!
The shoes have a rubber bottm (made me think of tires) and a thin sole. They are comfortable but it did find you may want to order one size bigger. These shoes do not have much of a stretch and seemed to fit snug on my feet.
Overall, I love these shoes and how they resemble Tom's shoes. They are easy to clean and made of canvas.
These are the HolEEEEE[ess]:
Rock these BAREFOOT with your favorite pants , shorts or whatever's and experience what it means to WALK NAKED ...
- the supplest + smoothEST Abyssinian pure leather upper , is skillfully etch cut with vent openings and inter-crafted to create a dynamic dual TEXTURE body.
- our magical artisan spun organic cottons line the interiors caressing your feet every step of the way. slip these on and you will forever understand what it means when we say WALK NAKED ! [ WARNING : you may need to explain to passersby that's its your feet making those sounds of blissed-out total pleasure and NOT you ! yes. that kind of COMFORT But no worries - just send everyone you know our way and we'll get them into a pair of soleRebels. That way EVERYONE'S feet will be making weird and wonderful b l i s s e d - out total pleasure sounds so no one will notice your feets sonds any more! sneaky we are!]
- the super comfy float midsole is 360 degree trimmed abd BUZZ LINED , giving you a super profile + comfort + style - 'cuz we KNOW you all of the above from your shoes !
- our famed outsole hand cut from recycled tires - you can still even see the tread - protects your feet and our precious planet. nice!
- ships in our gorgeous CINCHSAK . hand crafted from the finest ABYSSINIAN organic cotton , the CINCHSAK is our cool + effective way to eliminate WASTEFUL shoe boxes!
- fully hand crafted by us here at soleRebels , the planets 1st and ONLY WFTO fair trade footwear company so YOU can FEEL as good as you look!
- fully backed by our HAPPY SOLES GUARANTEE , the best footwear guarantee on the planet!!!
You can see from the pictures that it has the same rubber sole as the other shoes. Which have given me good traction on a wet surface. Also, they have a thicker sole and is super comfortable. I love the color and they are definitely one of a kind!
walkNAKED is how people describe what it's like walking in a pair of soleRebels. It's how your soul and soles will feel when you walk in our super comfy footwear.
Be sure to check out soleRebels and all their shoes online and on these social media channels:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/soleRebels
- Twitter: twitter.com/soleRebels
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