About Us
Established in New Zealand and named after creative director Sarah’s late mother, our shoes are inspired by Bronwyn and the many like minded women in our lives. Conscious and forward-thinking women who lead multifaceted lives, with an appreciation for a minimalist aesthetic and an eye for detail.
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From last to leather, our design ethos centres around thoughtful silhouettes and considered details, contemporary comfort and unwavering quality, designed to be worn for seasons to come.
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Each of our shoes are meticulously hand crafted and brought to life by our ethical partners in China.
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Bronwyn is a minimalist approach to wardrobe footwear, consciously curated for the modern woman.
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For all stockist enquiries please email sarah@bronwynfootwear.com
For all press enquiries please email sarah@publiclibrary.co.nz
At Bronwyn our passion is creating elevated footwear essentials, each designed with an enduring aesthetic that forms a foundation both for the wardrobe and for the women that wear them.
Elevated Essentials.Tread Lightly.
As a footwear brand and creator of product, it’s our responsibility to ensure we tread as lightly as possible and operate in a way that is considerate and respectful of people and planet, with the aim to constantly improve and move towards a better and more circular approach to fashion.
Consciously curated for us means that we’re committed to ensuring all the shoes we include in our collections have been carefully considered; with each last, toe shape and detail meticulously designed to ensure they remain elevated yet timeless, to be worn for seasons to come.
MANUFACTURING PARTNERS
We are fortunate to work alongside an incredible female owned and led Women’s shoe factory in Dongguan, China. Our manufacturing partners are committed to sustainability and ethical practises like us, and have signed our code of conduct agreement. This agreement is aligned with the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) base code to monitor standards. It ensures the safe and fair working conditions for all employees, supports the factory to operate in an ethical and efficient way, and ensures environmental codes and best practices are adhered to including waste management, energy efficiency and water conservation. It also reviews the positive impact the factory has on the community in which it operates.
The tanneries our factory partners with are LWG (Leather Working Group) accredited tanneries meaning sustainable practises are adhered to in terms of the environment, the local economy and society.
PACKAGING
We use cardboard boxes in our packaging that can be recycled, and recycled and new paper tissue. We do not use any plastic in any of our packing for shipments. With local couriers we use compostable courier bags. When shipment production our aim is always to sea freight stock to New Zealand in order to reduce our carbon footprint.
GOALS
In moving towards a more sustainable business model we want to be vulnerable and acknowledge that we are not perfect, but we’re excited about beginning our brand journey into sustainability. Here we will share our goals and let you know the dates that we have met them.
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Our goal is to only sea freight production to reduce carbon footprint.
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Our goal is to manufacture from a predominantly on-demand model, fulfilling orders with stockists before placing production orders with our factory, to ensure we’re not over producing goods.
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A chic and timeless foundation colour palette ensures that our shoes can be paired with everything, season and season.
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Our goal is to establish a collection that uses dead stock or recycled leathers as part of our brand strategy.
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More size inclusivity by 2024.
In moving towards a more sustainable business model we want to be vulnerable and acknowledge that we are not perfect.
We're so fortunate to be partnering with our curated selection of beautiful stockists.
Each of our stockists have been supportive of Bronwyn since its inception, have values that align with our own, and all focus on supporting New Zealand small businesses. Please see our list of stockists and links to where you can find them.
We're so fortunate to be partnering with our curated selection of beautiful stockists. Each of our stockists have been supportive of Bronwyn since its inception, have values that align with our own, and all focus on supporting New Zealand small businesses. Please see our list of stockists below and links to where you can find them.
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POP-UP at hej-hej store | Wellington
We're popping up at our good friends store hej hej - from April 20th - May 15th. Come and see us and try on the collection.
95 Victoria Street, Te Aro, Wellington.
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47 FROCKS | Wanaka
47 Frocks is a beautiful designer boutique situated in the beautiful Queenstown lakes district in Wanaka.
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A&C HOME | Auckland
With three Auckland based stores in Mount Eden, Ōrākei and Birkenhead, A&C Home brings you a curated collection of beautiful home and fashion items from favourite New Zealand and International Brands to cherish for seasons to come.
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CHAPMAN | Dunedin
Chapman is a local luxury boutique in Dunedin specialising in New Zealand and Australian brands with a mix of international brands for good measure.
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COLLECTE | Whangārei
Collecte is our newest, beautiful stockist in Northland, and is made up of a small, dedicated team of knowledgeable and involved makers and enablers – who truly believe in the concept behind our brand and are committed to the individual designers and producers we represent.
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FOUND STORE | Hamilton
Our newest stockist by friends Ann-Maree and Liz, Found is a boutique retail store specialising in clothing and homewares from thoughtfully and sustainably conscious brands from New Zealand, Australia and beyond.
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HEAD OVER HEELS | Christchurch
Head Over Heels is a boutique shoe store specialising in luxury shoes and accessories from a range of local and international designers, with a focus on supporting small, New Zealand owned businesses.
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PAPER PLANE | Mount Maunganui
Paper plane is a beautiful store located in the Bay of Plenty. Featuring a curated collection of brands and products, we're so honoured to be a part of this beautiful boutique.
https://www.paperplanestore.com/
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