The Abarca | Collabs

The Kinamania collaborations on the abarca sandals tell stories of artists, artisans, and craft-based NGOs. Cross-stitched ancestral motifs on canvas, embroidered leather by a tailor of bullfighter and panels of metal mesh : comfortable sandals that will talk you with a smile. 

 

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The Shoe Lines

The Atelier

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The Soft

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The Collabs

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The Bag Lines

The Bags

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The Workshops

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The DIY kits

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The Kinamania flagship boutique

In the prestigious Royal Gallery of Saint Hubert, center Brussels !

Open Tue-Sun from 11H-19H

📍 Galerie du Roi 22, 1000, Brussels

Leather Stories

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Heritage Stories

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Collaboration Stories

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Who is Kristina Zouein

KINAMANIA founder

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Fun facts to know :)

+++ It is through a failed romance with a Spaniard that Kristina discovered the abarca sandal style. This traditional Spanish sandal was the trigger to her shoe brand.

+++ KinaMania is a brand name with roots in 'menorquina', the alternative name for the abarca sandal which was originally handmade on the island of Menorca in the Baleares. The mania for Kinas is born from menorquina mania!

+++ The shoes have singer name and the subtitles refer to uplifting songs that align to the Craft Your Day tagline.

+++ The tag line says CRAFT YOUR DAY with two dashes. The two dashes symbolise the craftsmanship and hand-stitched design signature of the Kinamania fine footwear atelier.

X Leon Bullens

A collaboration with 12-year old talented Belgian illustrator Leon Bullens, aka Z.I.C.E.

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X Palestinian refugee women

A collaboration with NGO INAASH, an association who's mission is to maximize employment opportunities for female Palestian artisans living in refugee camps in Lebanon.

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X Lara Captan

A collaboration with Arabic type designer Lara Captan on the Kinamania iconic derby shoe 2022. Arabic words laser engraved on leather.

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X Syrian refugee women

A collaboration with NGO The Ana Collection, an organization that aids Syrian war refugees.

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