Hattori Hanzō Ninja Jika Tabi Boots

• Company
  Gaucho Ninja
• Lead Designer
  Lisandro Serra Delmar
• Expertise
  Brand

I've been always fascinated by the Japanese culture. I wanted to designed a boot that honours the Japanese minimalist, practical and beautiful aesthetics.
These boots are designed to prevent and succesfully treat bunions. The Veg Tan goat leather and horse leather uppers (tanned in small batches by hand in Spain) allow natural breathability and flexibility. A wide toe splay and flat soles provide natural movement.
I used their traditional Kohaze claps as the fastening method.
Made to order using fully traceable materials to source where minimum waste is generated. Boots fully resoleable.

Bio
Barefoot shoes made in England

I am a self taught shoe maker and martial artist. My Argentinean great granfather was a saddler and a 'Gaucho' (Argentinean cowboy). One of his daughters (my great antie) was a shoe maker in Buenos Aires. Then my father did leatherwork whilst studying Fine Arts.
In my 20's I started travelling and started doing leatherwork. Later on I discover this connection that my ancesters had with this material. My passion to Ninjutsu Martial Arts took me to tabi making. From the experience of wearing leather tabi I started making shoes that could mimic the same feel

Other prizes
Global Footwear Awards 2022 - SPECIAL AWARDS-MEDICAL FOOTWEAR - Barefoot Carpenters Boots | Horse Culatta leather | Barefoot Safety Boots Global Footwear Awards 2022 - SPECIAL AWARDS-FOOTWEAR INNOVATION - Barefoot Carpenters Boots | Horse Culatta leather | Barefoot Safety Boots Global Footwear Awards 2021 - Honorable Mention SPECIAL AWARDS-FOOTWEAR INNOVATION - Hattori Hanzō Ninja Jika Tabi Boots Global Footwear Awards 2021 - Honorable Mention SPECIAL AWARDS-MEDICAL FOOTWEAR - Hidden Ninja Safety Boots Global Footwear Awards 2021 - Honorable Mention SPECIAL AWARDS-FOOTWEAR INNOVATION - Hidden Ninja Safety Boots Drapers Footwear Awards 2022 - Brand of the year - Finalist