Veldskoen & Plakkie: Two Iconic South African Brands, One Proudly Local Story

Ezinye izimpahla zithengisa izicathulo. Ezinye zithengisa ucezu lendawo eziqhamuka kuyo. I-Veldskoen kanye ne-Plakkie — izimpahla ezimbili, umndeni owodwa wabanikazi — zenza lokhu kwakamuva ngokweqiniso okunzima ukukukhohlisa futhi okungenakwenzeka ukungakunaki. Kusukela ezindaweni ezinothuli zaseNingizimu Afrika kuya emabhishi okugudluza amagagasi ase-Garden Route, lezi yizicathulo nezindwangu ezinendaba yangempela ngemuva kwesithende ngasinye.

I-Veldskoen: Isicathulo Esindala Kunesimpahla

Masicacise ngokuthile okubalulekile: I-Veldskoen ayizange isungule ivellie. Akekho owenza njalo — noma kunalokho, wonke umuntu wayenza. I-veldskoen mhlawumbe ngesinye sezitayela zezicathulo ezindala kunazo zonke emhlabeni, enezimpande ezijule kakhulu emlandweni waseNingizimu Afrika.

Igama elithi "veldskoen" — elisho "isicathulo sasendle" — laqoshwa okokuqala abahlali base-Dutch abafika eNingizimu Afrika cishe eminyakeni engu-400 edlule. Kodwa ngokwenganekwane yesizwe samaKhoisan, izicathulo zesikhumba ezisikwe esikhumbeni esisodwa zazenziwa futhi zigqokwa yisizwe kudala kakhulu, eminyakeni engu-1,000 ngaphambi kwalokho. Futhi kukhona indaba edumile kumagazini i-GQ kaNathan Clark wakwaClarks Shoes, owayesebenza eMpi Yezwe Yesibili lapho ebona izikhulu zaseNingizimu Afrika zigqoke lokho akuchaza ngokuthi "izicathulo zesikhumba ezingajwayelekile" — ukuhlangana okubikwa ukuthi kwagqugquzela i-Clarks Desert Boot edumile.

Njengoba i-Veldskoen ngokwayo ikubeka: "Sithanda ukukholelwa ukuthi bonke babe nesandla, nonyawo, endabeni ye-Veldskoen." Lolu hlobo lwangena ohambweni lalesi sicathulo sasendulo muva nje — kodwa lokho abakulethe kuso kwakuyinto entsha.

Lokho Okwenziwa Isimpahla i-Veldskoen

Yasungulwa ngonyaka we-2016 njengesitolo sezicathulo esincane se-inthanethi, impahla i-Veldskoen yathatha isicathulo saseNingizimu Afrika esidume kakhulu yasicabanga kabusha ukuze silingane nezwe lanamuhla. Ifomula yayilula kodwa ihlakaniphile: thatha ubuciko besikhumba bakudala bese ungeza izithende ezinesibindi nezinemibala kanye nezintambo. Umphumela wawubonakala ngaso leso sikhathi — isicathulo esihlonipha isiko ngenkathi sigqama esixukwini.

Kusukela lapho, i-Veldskoen ikhule isuka ekubeni yisikhungo esincane sasekhaya yaba impahla yomhlaba wonke enozakwethu bokuhambisa izimpahla kuwo wonke amazwekazi. Yonke imibhangqwana isenziwa ngezandla eNingizimu Afrika, ithungwe ngesandla ngokunakekela nangokunaka imininingwane kwa-Hopewell Footwear eThekwini — ibhizinisi lomndeni elinezizukulwane ezintathu, eliphethwe abantu basekhaya lapho isisebenzi esihlale isikhathi eside kunazo zonke sisebenze khona iminyaka engu-48. Isizukulwane sesine okwamanje sifunda ukuklama izicathulo eLondon futhi siqeqeshelwa e-Italy, silungiselela ukudlulisa lobu buciko phambili.

Ayikho imibhangqwana emibili efana ncamashi. I-Veldskoen isebenzisa izikhumba ezitholakala endaweni ezinokubukeka nemiphumela yemvelo, okusho ukuthi ukuhluka okuncane ekuthungweni nasemibaleni akusikho ukushiyeka — yizici zakhona. Umbhangqwana ngamunye uhlukile ngo-100%.

Uhlu lwe-Veldskoen: Okuthile kwawo wonke umuntu

Iqoqo likhule kakhulu lidlula ivellie yasekuqaleni, lihlanganisa izicathulo, amabhuzu, izimbadada, ngisho nezicathulo zegalofu — konke kuphatha leso sici esiyisignesha saseNingizimu Afrika.

Isicathulo Sezimbadada Zoboya Bezimvu — Okudayisa kakhulu

I-Veldskoen ethandwa kakhulu emashalofini, futhi kulula ukubona ukuthi kungani. I-Sheepskin Slipper Shoe ihlanganisa isikhumba se-nubuck esibushelelezi nengaphakathi elingaphakathi elineboya bezimvu ngo-100% kanye nesithende se-Veldskoen TR esiqinile. Yivellie esesimweni sayo esikahle kakhulu — isicathulo osiyofinyelela kuso nsuku zonke. Itholakala ngosayizi base-UK abangu-2–14.

Isicathulo Sesikhumba Sesiko Lendabuko — Okwesibili kakhulu

I-vellie yakudala, ebuyekeziwe ngezithende ezidudumayo ze-Veldskoen. I-Traditional Heritage Leather Shoe yiyo eyenza uhlobo lwalolu hlobo lwaziwe — engaphelelwa yisikhathi esimisweni, engenakuphikwa ngesici sayo. Itholakala ngosayizi base-UK abangu-3–14.

Isicathulo Sesikhumba Sesiko Lendabuko se-Springbok

Intela eqenjini le-rugby elithandwayo laseNingizimu Afrika i-Springbok, lolu hlobo luletha ukuziqhenya kuzwelonke ezinyaweni zakho. Itholakala kokubili kunguqulo ejwayelekile ye-unisex kanye nenguqulo yabesifazane enesithende esibomvana, ngosayizi base-UK abangu-2–14.

Ibhuzu Lesikhumba i-Chukka

Ibhuzu lesimo sezulu sonke, elisebenziseka ngezindlela eziningi elitholakala ku-Charcoal (isikhumba esigcwele okusanhlamvu esinamabala) kanye ne-Brown (isikhumba esigcwele okusanhlamvu esinamafutha). I-Chukka iyindlela yokuya kulabo abafuna umoya we-vellie esimweni esiqinile. Itholakala ngosayizi base-UK abangu-2–14.

Isicathulo Sesikhumba i-Kariega

Ibhuzu le-chukka le-nubuck eliwubukhazikhazi, elihlanganiswe ngokugcwele ngesikhumba nezithende ze-TR — futhi elakhiwe ngenjongo. Ingxenye yenzuzo evela kuwo wonke ama-Kariega isekela ukulondolozwa kwemikhomo. Itholakala ngosayizi base-UK abangu-2–14.

Ibhuzu Lesikhumba Sakudala

Ibhuzu elingenaphelelwa yisikhathi elinezintambo kwisikhumba senkomo esithambile njengebhotela elinesithende se-TPR. Itholakala ku-Fynbos (Tan) naku-Rooibos (Chocolate) — zombili ziqanjwe ngezithonjana zaseNingizimu Afrika.

Ibhuzu Lesikhumba i-Drakensberg

Liqanjwe ngezintaba eziphakeme kakhulu zaseNingizimu Afrika ezingamamitha angu-3,482 ngaphezu kwezinga lolwandle, i-Drakensberg yakhelwe ukugqokwa okunzima — isikhumba esiphezulu esigcwele, ukusekelwa okwanele kweqakala, nesithende se-crepe. Itholakala ngosayizi base-UK abangu-2–14.

Isimbadada Sesikhumba i-Namaqualand

Isikhumba esitholakala ngokuqhubekayo, esingangeni manzi ngemibala emibili: Daisy Tan ne-Aloe Olive, zombili ziqanjwe ngezimbali zesifunda saseNamaqualand. Itholakala ngosayizi base-UK abangu-3–9.

Isicathulo Segalofu i-Loft

I-vellie iyahamba iye enkundleni. I-Loft isicathulo segalofu esingenazo izipikili esenziwe ngesikhumba esinamafutha angangeni manzi, esitholakala ngemibala emine ephefumulelwe yi-SA. Osayizi base-UK abangu-5–14.

Izingane, Izesekeli Nokunye

Uhlu luphinde luhlanganise i-Traditional Heritage Kids Leather Shoe enezithende ezimnandi ezinendikimba yezilwane (osayizi abangu-9–1), i-Sneaker Leather Shoe yokubukeka okuhlelekile, amabhuzu e-Chelsea ne-Woodstock, izimbadada zesikhumba zamadoda nabesifazane, kanye nohlu olukhulayo lwezesekeli okuhlanganisa amasokisi anemikhiqizo nezintambo ngemibala engu-12.

I-Plakkie: Isimbadada saseNingizimu Afrika, Esiphakanyisiwe

Kusukela esibayeni esifanayo ne-Veldskoen kuza i-Plakkie — uhlobo oluthatha isimbadada saseNingizimu Afrika esithobekile bese usiphendula sibe yinto okufanele kukhulunywe ngayo. Wonke umbala we-Plakkie uqanjwe ngebhishi laseNingizimu Afrika noma indawo ebalulekile, okwenza umbhangqwana ngamunye ube intela encane ogwini nasemasikweni awabumbayo.

Ziyi-unisex, zikhululekile, futhi azixolisi ngokuba zaseNingizimu Afrika.

Izimbadada ze-Springbok Unisex — I-Plakkie engu-#1

Eziluhlaza nezegolide, ezivunywe yi-SARU, futhi i-Plakkie edayisa kakhulu ngokwezinga elikhulu. I-Springbok iyona okufanele uyithole uma ufuna ukugqoka ukuziqhenya kwakho kuzwelonke ezinyaweni zakho. Intandokazi yaphakade yabalandeli be-rugby nabathandi bezwe ngokufanayo.

Izimbadada ze-Ushaka Unisex

Ezimnyama neziphuzi, eziqanjwe ngebhishi elidumile i-Ushaka Beach eKwaZulu-Natali. I-Plakkie yesibili ethandwa kakhulu — enesibindi, ehlanzekile, futhi eguquguqukayo.

Izimbadada ze-Gonubie Unisex

Eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nezawolintshi, intela eya ebhishi i-Gonubie Beach e-East London. Inhlanganisela ekhanyayo, yasehlobo okunzima ukuyimela.

Izimbadada ze-Kelly Unisex

Ezimnyama nezimhlophe, eziqanjwe ngebhishi i-Kelly's Beach e-Port Alfred. Umbala wakudala ohambisana nakho konke.

Izimbadada ze-Clifton Unisex

Ezimpunga nezibomvu, zihlonipha i-Clifton 4th Beach e-Cape Town — esinye sezingxenye ezidume kakhulu zesihlabathi saseNingizimu Afrika.

Izimbadada Zabesifazane i-Victoria Bay

Umbala wolwandle oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka-oluhlaza oqanjwe nge-Victoria Bay e-Garden Route — ikhaya lomncintiswano wokugudluza amagagasi i-Plakkie Classic. Ukukhetha okuhle kothandi lolwandle.

Izimbadada ze-NSRI 'Pink is for Buoys'

Ukusebenzisana ne-National Sea Rescue Institute, nenzuzo esekela i-Pink Buoy Rescue System. Thenga umbhangqwana futhi ube neqhaza ekusindiseni izimpilo olwandle.

Izimbadada ze-Maties

Itholakala ngezitayela zabesifazane nabesilisa, uhlu lwe-Maties lugubha umoya weStellenbosch University, ngama-5% wenzuzo yakho konke ukuthengisa okusekela uhlelo i-Bridge the Gap.

Izimbadada Zezingane

Abancane abashiywa ngaphandle — izimbadada zezingane i-Dinosaur Blue ne-Unicorn Pink ziletha ikhwalithi efanayo ye-Plakkie ezinyaweni ezincane, ngemiklamo izingane ezithanda kakhulu.

Ngokuziqhenya zaseNingizimu Afrika, Kuzo Zonke Izici

Okuhlanganisa i-Veldskoen ne-Plakkie kungaphezu kobunikazi obabiwanayo — yifilosofi eyabiwanayo. Zombili izimpahla zinezimpande emazweni aseNingizimu Afrika, zenziwe ngezinto zokwakha zaseNingizimu Afrika, ngezandla zaseNingizimu Afrika, kubantu abathanda leli zwe futhi abafuna ukuthwala ucezu lalo nabo nomaphi lapho baya khona.

Noma ngabe ufuna umbhangqwana we-vellies ozoze uhlale isikhathi esiyiminyaka eyishumi, noma isethi yezimbadada ezokuhambisana nawe kuyo yonke i-braai nosuku lwasolwandle ehlobo, uzothola lapha.

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