Anukia the Pioneers of Coloured Huaraches
Posted: December 16, 2018 Filed under: Fashion Huaraches, Huarache Artisan, Huarache Culture, Huarache History, Huarache Sandals, Uncategorized Leave a commentNowadays brightly colored Huaraches are quite normal, but in 2010 when I first arrived in Mexico all Huaraches were either tan, or chocolate brown color..Sure there was also the Green, White and Red style worn by Wixarika, but unbelievably Huarache design didn’t include bright colours.
If 8 years ago you asked any artisan to make colored Huaraches and they would reply skeptically that “colored Huaraches looked strange and were not commercial”. I thought maybe because they were still mostly focusing on men’s styles.
And it was almost impossible to find affordable colored vegetable tanned leather in Mexico, because there was little to no demand for it.
Then around 2013, I noticed some bright purple and turquoise hand painted leather women’s Huarache styles. Despite admiring the improvised tenacity of Anukia, my first impression was that hand painting the natural colored tan leather looked crude and made the Huaraches look coated and unrefined.
But the result was a surprising massive colorful explosion of leather weaves, mostly in the Huarache making town of Sahuayo, Michoacán.
And the beggining of a National and International Huarache tsunami, boom of colored women’s Huaraches which was a lifeline to the craft of Huarache making.
From some of the biggest international footwear fashion brands, to small social entrepreneur start-ups and the smallest family workshops, by 2015 the coloured Huarache had become a global footwear sensation.
Such a big demand also led to coloured veg. tan leather production and therefore even the few remaining Mexican veg. tanneries also benefitted. And today Huarache veg. tan leather has become widely available in many colours and has a rich smooth finish.
The Huarache craft is flourishing again and it all began thanks to Anukia who introduced a few hand painted coloured Huaraches, made in a small family workshop.
Anukia a creative couple from Guadalajara who started an International coloured Huaraches trend.
Anukia, the original coloured fashion Huarache.
To give credit, where credit is due, I recently contacted them to congratulate them. Please click to the next page, after the jump to read what they told me about their journey.
úkata+ Colima!
Posted: March 9, 2017 Filed under: úkatamas, Closed Toe Huaraches, Fashion Huaraches, Luxury Huaraches 2 CommentsI have some brown úkata+ Colima in stock in US Men’s 9 & 10 and US Women’s 6, 7 & 8.
All vegetable tanned leather upper and sole, handmade and handwoven.
Free shipping to the USA, Canada and Mexico from my store on the top left of the page.
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The úkata+ Colima – Coming Soon
Posted: January 24, 2017 Filed under: úkatamas, Closed Toe Huaraches, Fashion Huaraches, Huarache Sandals, Luxury Huaraches Leave a commentHuaraches – Woven into the Sole
úkata+ Campeche Supernatural Huaraches – In Stock
Posted: October 17, 2016 Filed under: úkatamas, Closed Toe Huaraches, Fashion Huaraches, Huarache Sandals | Tags: メキシコのサンダル, ワラチ, 编织凉鞋, Мексиканские сандалии, 革のサンダル, 멕시코 샌들, Gewebten Sandalen, Geweven Sandalen, Handmade Sandals, Huarache, Huarache Sandals, Huaraches, 짠 샌들, Lädersandaler, Ledersandalen, Meksikanske Sandaler, Mexicaanse Sandalen, Mexican Sandals, Mexico, Mexikanischen Sandalen, Mexikanska Sandaler, тканые сандалии, Sandales en Cuir, Sandales Mexicains, Sandales Tissées, Sandali in Pelle, Sandali Intrecciati, Sandali Messicani, Sandalias de Cuero, Sandalias Tejidas, Sandals, Skinn Sandaler, Traditional Footwear, Vävda Sandaler, Vevde Sandaler, 手工凉鞋, 不織布サンダル, المكسيكي الصنادل, المنسوجة الصنادل Leave a commentColourful like the streets of Campeche in Southern Mexico and Supernatural because footwear doesn’t come much more natural than this.
Buy them at MY STORE on the top right of the page, or CLICK HERE
- Women’s Sizes.
- Free shipping to the USA, Canada and Mexico.
In Red, Orange and Fiesta Blue.
úkata+ Now on Instagram @ukatamas
Posted: September 3, 2016 Filed under: úkatamas, Fashion Huaraches, Huarache Links, Huarache Sandals, Luxury Huaraches Leave a commenthttps://www.instagram.com/ukatamas/
úkata+ Sample Making
Posted: September 2, 2016 Filed under: úkatamas, Closed Toe Huaraches, Fashion Huaraches, Huarache Sandals | Tags: メキシコのサンダル, ワラチ, Crafts, 革のサンダル, Huarache, Huarache Sandals, Huaraches, Sandals, Traditional Footwear, 手作りのサンダル Leave a commentúkata Zapatilla Ochillado and Ranchero Ochillado – In Stock
Posted: July 18, 2016 Filed under: úkata, Fashion Huaraches, Huarache Sandals, Rare Huaraches Leave a commentCalling all those diehard Selvage Denim fans, you won’t find more authentic footwear for the summer!
I always try to share the best Huaraches and rarest which can’t be found at retail, and the Zapatilla Ochillado and Ranchero Ochillado are exceptional!
The Zapatilla Ochillado (Ochillado means With Eyelets) has 270 metal eyelets individually pressed into the organic vegetable tanned leather upper. The Ranchero Ochillado has 170 metal eyelets! – ALL OF THE EYELETS ARE NICKEL COLOURED
These styles are perfect with jeans.
Buy them at MY STORE on the top right of the page, or CLICK HERE