Our Story

Call us crazy, but we believe that beauty can be comfortable...

Our mission was (and still is) simple: we want to create footwear that is both beautiful and comfortable. Footwear you can live-in, and love-in, and gets better with age.

Designed in California and handmade in Brazil, all beek footwear is crafted with time and care using only the softest vegetable-tanned leather we can find. Perfect for traveling the world, or just your day.

Our Founders

Birgit & Kenna

We've been friends for over fifteen years and met in 2002 at Quiksilver, Birgit leading global design for Roxy footwear, Kenna heading up marketing.

But it wasn’t in a meeting where we became friends. We’d meet up at the company restaurant and it was our common love of sarcasm, a good turkey sandwich, “HAVE'A" chips, and a slightly unnatural addiction to iced tea that bonded us. And we’ve been friends ever since.

Our Story

A Passion for Shoes

While catching up over a glass of wine, a rant about how we couldn't find good leather footwear anywhere that was beautiful, feminine, and - equally important - comfortable became the start of it all.

We wanted leather footwear that was crafted with care, instantly comfortable so we could travel around the world (or just our day), and still look stylish.

So, we decided to do it ourselves.

Our Founding Principles

high quality leather

(so it ages well)

arch support

(so we age well)

feminine sole shape

(so we feel pretty)

handmade

(so it’s perfectly imperfect . . . like us)

timeless

(so we invest in quality over quantity)

a give back program

(so we can make a difference)

Our Cause

Feeding Children

Millions of children in the United States lack consistent access to the nutritious food they need to thrive. We are committed to helping change that. Since our founding, we’ve donated the equivalent of a day’s worth of meals to a child in need for every pair of shoes we sell.

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