Handmade in South Africa
SA VelliesSA VELLIES
Proudly South African · Handmade

Vellies worth walking a lifetime in.

Full-grain leather, hand-stitched right here in South Africa. Built to be worn in, and worn for years.

★★★★★4.9 / 5 from 2,400+ pairs·30-day fit guarantee
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Hand-stitched welt
Full-grain, veg-tanned leather
Proudly made in SA
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Our story

Born in the Karoo.
Worn everywhere.

Veldskoene, literally ‘field shoes’, have carried South Africans across koppies, cities and decades. We make ours the slow way: vegetable-tanned hides, hand-stitched welts, and a last that feels like an old friend by week two.

No nails. No shortcuts. Just a proper pair that earns its character the more roads you give it.

How they’re made

Four steps.

01
Choose the hide

We hand-pick full-grain, veg-tanned leather from local tanneries.

02
Cut & skive

Every panel is cut and skived by hand for a clean, comfortable seam.

03
Stitch the welt

A hand-stitched welt holds the sole on for years, where glue lets go.

04
Last & sole

Lasted, soled and walked-in by hand before they ever ship to you.

From the stoep

Loved across Mzansi.

★★★★★  4.9 average from 2,400+ pairs
★★★★★

“Most comfortable shoes I own. Wore them in two weeks and now they feel like slippers.”

Thabo M.
Pretoria
★★★★★

“Three years of hard wear and they still look better than the day I got them.”

Annelie v.R.
Stellenbosch
★★★★★

“Proper vellies, proper leather, lekker service. Buying for the whole family next.”

Sipho D.
Durban
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Wholesale

Want to become a reseller?

Farm stalls, lodges, boutiques and online shops stock our vellies across South Africa. Wholesale pricing, no exclusivity tie-ins, and a minimum first order of just 12 pairs, mixed across any styles and sizes you like.

  • 12 pairsMinimum first order, mixed however you like
  • Wholesale pricingMargin that works for a small shop
  • Your own brandingYour logo pressed into the leather, if you want it
  • Built to lastA product customers come back about, not return
For your team

Brand your own vellies.

Your logo pressed into the leather, not printed on it. Staff gifts, farm crews, lodge uniforms and client thank-yous, on a pair people actually keep wearing.

  • Debossed into the hide, so it cannot peel
  • Sample fit before you order for your team
  • Made in South Africa
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Any questions?

Free delivery across South Africa.

Free door-to-door delivery on every order, anywhere in the country. Not sure about a size, or want something made up for a group? Ask us before you order.