About OBRA
OBRA is a footwear brand focused on premium utilitarian comfort.
IN BRAZIL OBRA MEANS CONSTRUCTION WORK OR WORK OF ART
Co-founded by longtime friends Dave Cory and Arnaud Delecolle, OBRA is the sum of their extensive experience in the footwear, manufacturing and global fashion industry, coupled with the desire to do better.
@davecory
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OBRA is timeless footwear design, developed to provide superior all-day comfort seldom found in vulcanized footwear.
OBRA reflects our co-founders' belief that a footwear company can be profitable and socially responsible without compromising esthetics.
OBRA is rooted in downtown New York and manufactured in Southern Brazil, in a family-held factory with over 75 years of footwear tradition.
The OBRA mission is threefold:
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PRODUCT
Deliver best-in-class utilitarian comfort vulcanized footwear.
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MANUFACTURING ETHICSConduct business practices that advance environmental, manufacturing and social progress.
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COMMUNITYAdvocate social justice at large and advance equity within local creative industries.
OBRA Social Initiatives
OBRA Art Projects
