Brave Soles

Good Fashion should feel good. Brave Soles are beautiful, handmade shoes with upcycled tire soles. Our accessories lines also contain all elements of upcycled goodness, from leather to motorbike inner tube accents. We are female owned, ethically produced and globally inspired. We believe in the power of sustainable fashion to build a future we can all enjoy, together. Our products are handmade in Dominican Republic. We partner with local artisans and suppliers using small scale production and local employment.

As the founder of an international youth humanitarian organization, Christal Earle had been working and learning from a local community of garbage dump workers since 2005 on the north coast of Dominican Republic. Among everything else in that garbage dump, there was also an overwhelming amount of tires. They were a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases and they were a toxic nightmare. In 2010, an unexpected turn of events in Christal’s journey left her facing the fact that she was going to have to rebuild her life between two countries. She was now torn between Canada, where her career was based ,and Dominican Republic where her adopted daughter couldn’t leave. In early 2017, the idea struck for the first time. Why not use tires for soles on beautiful hand made shoes - and create a way to help the most vulnerable people in the process? Wholesale E: info@bravesoles.life Photo credit: Brave Soles