NAMIBIA STYLE WITH HERBERT SCHIER

Velskoen, pronounced "fell-skoon" and known colloquially as "vellies," are the ancestor of the modern-day desert boot. Vellies were first made in the 1600s, inspired by the footwear of the Khoikhoi tribe and crafted using raw materials. Later, Schier's vellies were adapted by British travelers, packaged and renamed to be what we now know as desert boots.

 

 

Herbert Schier's velskoen are made in the coastal town of Swakopmund, Namibia. There, a small group of eight Damara gentlemen assemble every shoe by hand, turning out just 20 pairs an afternoon.

Learn more about Herbert Schier's at www.schiershoes.com/.

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