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Bogolan accent

Boots

Chain Traction™ engineering with bogolan shafts.

The story

Chain Traction™ engineering with bogolan shafts.

Every piece in Boots carries a Bogolan accent — malian mud-cloth geometry, hand-dyed and set as trim, facing or inlay. The rest of the build is drawn from the wider world: vegetable-tanned leather, bogolan mud-cloth, technical mesh.

Cut in limited runs, finished by hand, and numbered inside the placket. One world. Many cultures. One vibe.

Malian mud-cloth geometry, hand-dyed and set as trim, facing or inlay.

  • Kaduna Sneaker in Champagne Vegetable-tanned leather

    Kaduna Sneaker

    ★★★★ 4.0 · $315

    Champagne

    Kaduna Sneaker

    Vegetable-tanned leather with champagne finish.

    $315

  • Bamako Loafer in Obsidian Bogolan mud-cloth

    Bamako Loafer

    ★★★★★ 4.8 · $290

    Obsidian

    Bamako Loafer

    Bogolan mud-cloth with obsidian finish.

    $290

  • Lagos Boot in Burnt Orange Technical mesh

    Lagos Boot

    ★★★★★ 4.5 · $365

    Burnt Orange

    Lagos Boot

    Technical mesh with burnt orange finish.

    $365

  • Dakar Sandal in Olive Vegetable-tanned leather

    Dakar Sandal

    ★★★★★ 4.7 · $340

    Olive

    Dakar Sandal

    Vegetable-tanned leather with olive finish.

    $340

  • Kumasi Slide in Ivory Bogolan mud-cloth

    Kumasi Slide

    ★★★★★ 4.7 · $215

    Ivory

    Kumasi Slide

    Bogolan mud-cloth with ivory finish.

    $215

  • Zanzibar Derby in Emerald Technical mesh

    Zanzibar Derby

    ★★★★ 4.0 · $190

    Emerald

    Zanzibar Derby

    Technical mesh with emerald finish.

    $190

  • Marrakech Sneaker in Gold Vegetable-tanned leather

    Marrakech Sneaker

    ★★★★ 4.3 · $265

    Gold

    Marrakech Sneaker

    Vegetable-tanned leather with gold finish.

    $265

  • Luanda Loafer in Bronze Bogolan mud-cloth

    Luanda Loafer

    ★★★★★ 4.8 · $240

    Bronze

    Luanda Loafer

    Bogolan mud-cloth with bronze finish.

    $240

  • Nairobi Boot in Plum Technical mesh

    Nairobi Boot

    ★★★★★ 4.7 · $765

    Plum

    Nairobi Boot

    Technical mesh with plum finish.

    $765

  • Abidjan Sandal in Teal Vegetable-tanned leather

    Abidjan Sandal

    ★★★★ 4.0 · $740

    Teal

    Abidjan Sandal

    Vegetable-tanned leather with teal finish.

    $740

Client notes

  • ★★★★

    The cloth is heavier than expected in the best way — it hangs like tailoring.

    C. Diallo

  • ★★★★★

    Wore it to a wedding in Accra and to a board meeting in Paris. Both read correctly.

    M. Traoré

  • ★★★★

    The accent detailing is hand-finished. You can feel where the loom stopped.

    N. Abara

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