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Made to order in PretoriaReady in 2–4 weeksDelivery included in South Africa

Make It Yours

Your design, made by the bench.

Start from a SixKings pattern and change what makes it yours: the leather, the toe, the brogueing, the lining, the sole. Every option is one the bench makes. While the design route is being built, the bench designs your pair with you on WhatsApp.

Your design
R1,200
Ready in
2–4 weeks

Added to the price of the pattern you start from. Delivery included in South Africa.

Design with the bench What you can change
A hand holding a tan brogue boot with a toe cap, a side zip and a natural sole edge, in the Atelier

What you can change

Eight decisions, all yours

The leather
Any of the six full-grain leathers: Sandstone Nubuck, Toffee Brown, Kings Patina, Barm Brown, Matte Black or Patent Black.
The build
Blake-stitched, hand-welted or storm welt. All three sewn entirely by hand, at one price.
The toe and the brogueing
Whether the pair carries a toe cap and brogueing, and how.
Lacing, eyelets and hardware
How the pair laces, the eyelets, and the colour of the hardware.
Lining, laces and heelstrip
The details you see when the pair is off, and the one at the back when it’s on.
The sole
Single or double leather Blake, a lug sole, or a full leather welt; in black, brown or natural. Underneath, bare leather or rubber-covered (lug soles excepted).
The sole edge
Natural or dyed.
Your mark
Your initials, heat-stamped at no charge: under the shoe in the middle, inside the lining, or on the heelstrip.

How it works, for now

Four steps, at one bench

  1. 01

    Choose a starting pattern

    Any pair in the catalogue. Its price is where your design starts.

    See the shoes
  2. 02

    Design it with the bench

    On WhatsApp: say what you would change. The bench replies with what it can make, a description of your pair, and the price.

    Design with the bench
  3. 03

    Your fit, confirmed

    Your UK size, your measurements, or both. The bench confirms the fit with you before anything is cut.

    Your fit
  4. 04

    Made in 2–4 weeks

    Lasted by hand and sewn entirely by hand in Pretoria. Delivery included in South Africa, or collect it at the Atelier.

Nothing is cut until your fit is confirmed.

As a gift

Design the pair and pay for it; the bench messages the recipient to take their fit.

Design a gift

The Making

Blake-stitched, hand-welted or storm welt: the three builds, drawn in section.

Three builds, one price