Common Tread

At Happy Little Soles we love to support new and growing barefoot brands from all over the world and we are therefore delighted to announce that we are now stocking South African brand, Common Tread. Common Tread was founded by husband and wife team John and Nicole van Besouw, an engineer and occupational therapist respectively and inspired by the need to make healthy, practical and protective footwear for their growing son. They make a lovely range of shoes and sandals, partnering with skilled artisans in Cape Town and Durban. Each pair of Common Tread shoes is meticulously handcrafted from locally sourced materials, including premium super soft leather from a local tannery.

Their crepe rubber sole is a super wide fit and lovely and thin and flexible. It is 3mm thin with a 2mm leather insole giving a total stack height of 5mm. This makes these some of the most barefoot options we sell, particularly in the sandal range.