The new Chaos & Harmony Undiscovered Roads shoe line takes inspiration from The Modern Woman, designing fashionable shoes that celebrate their many roles.
With more than 25 styles, Chaos & Harmony has introduced a wide range of textures and colours to create spotlight pieces that aim for effortlessness and style. In this collection, you see the return of their signature Halcon and Queens Boot and a new bright red colour shown on the Uma and Thea flat. Chaos & Harmony has featured favourites such as chocolate brown, cream tones, denim, and black textures.
The collection has a variety of styles designed to meet different needs. The practical but stylish Dylan ankle boots best serve the everyday worker, whereas the Gather mesh ballet flats and the Zena brown crocodile mule are designed to add texture and colour to everyday life.
The Undiscovered Roads collection has been designed to be sophisticated and comfortable, promoting sleek beauty while walking, dancing or working. Each shoe was carefully designed to be fit for a purpose while also providing women with confidence.
Good quality leather is used as the basis for this collection, with Chaos & Harmony expressing their interest in using variations of recycled leather. The push towards using recycled materials within the fashion industry has risen during the last decade due to broad concerns about the rise of emissions and the carbon footprint of fast fashion.
“We are excited to be working with more variations of recycled leather,” said Chaos & Harmony director, Rebecca Anderson. “We are super happy about the wear of the leather and the sustainability of working with a repurposed product.”
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Chaos & Harmony felt a push to expand their brand identity and create shoes that differed from their original designs. Since this realisation, Chaos & Harmony have grown their staples and branched out to statement styles and colours they didn’t initially explore.
Chaos & Harmony have a store in central Mount Maunganui, an online website, and a selection of retailers. A good relationship with their customer base is essential, with Anderson saying they “always looked to work with people they have a natural chemistry with”.
The first delivery of this collection is in stores now, with part two arriving in mid-March 2024.
