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Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Kolhapuri chappals

$90 expected price

US sizes 5–13, veg-tanned leather

Stiff for a week, then the most comfortable thing you owned.
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  • Reserve now, pay later. No card needed. We email you to confirm and pay when your piece reaches the US.
  • Made where it’s from. Bought directly from the maker in Kolhapur.
The story

Vegetable-tanned buffalo leather, hand-stitched without nails, with the braided toe loop. Made by a cobbler family in Kolhapur.

Details
  • GI-tagged craft
  • Vegetable-tanned
  • Hand-stitched, no nails
  • Size: US sizes 5–13, veg-tanned leather
Reservations & delivery

Reserving is free and holds a place in the first shipment. When it reaches the US we email you a link to confirm and pay. If you’ve changed your mind, ignore the email and the reservation lapses. Read the FAQ.

Who makes it

A cobbler family that has stitched Kolhapuris without nails for three generations.

Block prints, Ajrakh, hand-stitched leather and the cashews of the Konkan coast.

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