Shoemakers & Bootmakers in Cape Town

Long Street, Cape Town

Diomande Shoes was established in Cape Town in 1998 by Diomande Memdou, who discovered his passion for shoemaking at age 12, and the shop is located at 71 Roeland Street. It makes handmade custom shoes and accessories from calf leather, buffalo leather, cowhide, crocodile and ostrich skins, including sneakers, boots and dress shoes.

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Cape Town

Moooshoes is a Cape Town brand making premium handcrafted leather goods including men's shoes, kids' hiking boots and bags, with product lines such as the Linnie, SNUGG Boot and Tekkie Vellie priced between R550 and R1,500. The page states all products are hand crafted from beginning to end.

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V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

The store at Shop 2, the new Alfred Mall, Victoria & Alfred Hotel, Dock Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town is open 10am-7pm seven days a week and sells dresses, tops, bottoms, jumpsuits and jackets/knitwear along with bags, jewelry, hair accessories, sunglasses and footwear.

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Cape Town

Purr is an online boutique at Ground Floor, Lifestyle on Kloof, 50 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town, described as showcasing a curated selection of local and international fashion brands including A Bird Named Frank, Beach Cult and Pichulik. It sells clothing, footwear and accessories such as scarves, jewelry and bags.

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Long Street, Cape Town

Originally a Long Street, Cape Town shop and now an online business, Second Time Around has operated for approximately 45 years selling vintage and vintage-inspired dresses, blouses, skirts, bags, shoes and scarves.

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Gardens, Cape Town

The ethical womenswear brand sells dresses, tops, bottoms, jumpsuits, outerwear, knitwear, leather accessories and footwear from stores at Gardens Centre and the Watershed in Cape Town and a store in Stellenbosch, emphasizing natural fabrics and contributing "1% for good."

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Cape Town

Sweet Peas Handmade is a small South African family business, founded by Stacy, making handcrafted leather footwear such as sandals, mules and loafers along with 100% linen apparel, from a concept store on Main Road, Ballito, KZN. Items are made to order, with sandals taking about a week and clothing about three weeks to produce.

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