Besides being comfortable and objects of exquisite design, CYDWOQ shoes last. They actually get better with time as the leather ages and molds to the unique shape of the owner’s foot. This characteristic speaks directly to what the designer, Rafi, calls his “separation problem.”

He has an obsession with quality things and once found, he never wants to part ways with them. Perhaps this obsession is best represented by his wife, Zela, (whom Rafi found…in sixth grade), but it certainly extends to his hand-crafted shoes, bags, and belts.

Only the finest, vegetable-tanned leathers and custom-made components are used in CYDWOQ products. Designs employ the fewest number of leather pieces possible to minimize stitching, and to improve comfort, quality, and durability.

Making beautiful, functional products that last is their passion at CYDWOQ.