Aqua Sandals - Cotton Straps + Accessory - Fairtrade Saldals

These beautiful Aqua Sandals consist in: the leather bases, cotton straps and beads ornament. The base has five rings. Pull the ends of the straps through the rings to create different styles. Choose your favorite accessory to adorned your lace up sandals.

All parts of these fair-trade Sandals are skillfully handmade by craftsmen in Guatemala.

1- The bases: The bottom of the sole is of strong rubber. The upper side is of 100% soft leather and is available in the colors black, dark brown and caramel. Handmade by 'zapateros' shoemakers.

2- The cotton straps: are of strong 100% cotton in beautiful designs and colors. Handwoven by Mayan weavers.

3- Ornament: The sandals can be adorned with pretty accessories of beads handmade by Mayan craftswomen.

Every order contains: 1 pair bases, 1 pair cotton straps, 1 pair accessories and 1 sandals bag.

Sandals Care:

• The Cotton straps are colorfast. We recommend washing them by hand or machine with cold or warm water, do not use a dryer.
• Clean the leather bases but Do not immerse in water.

Source: Quetzal Artisan

Brand: Quetzal Artisan is a brand that brings handmade and hand-woven products from North, Central and South America to Europe. The goal of Quetzal Artisan is to stimulate fair trade and to give real craftsmanship a stage. Quetzal Artisan has different collections that all try to make the world a bit better in their own way. 

Fair Trade: The wool collection is designed and woven by women in Canada and the Guatemalan textile collection is made by skilled women from Guatemala. The Guatemalan women make beautiful designs that combine traditional and modern and they get paid fair wages for their work, which ensures that they can support their children. 

Environmentally Friendly: For the wool collection Quetzal Artisan uses materials such as bamboo, alpaca wool, and organic cotton, which are spun in the Andes mountains of South America. For the Guatemalan collection, they only use natural materials such as cotton and viscose, and they paint by hand using natural paint products such as tree bark and flowers.