A collaboration that highlights the power of transformation and co-creation, which form a bedrock of the NKWO brand.

The perfect shoe for all your fun activities

Driven by the goal of leading the fashion world into a more sustainable future, NKWO and Wildling – curated by Beatrace Oola, initiator of Fashion Africa Now – have teamed up and developed the ONU summer shoe, which is limited to 5,000 pairs.

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The word "ONU" has its origin in the Nigerian Igbo language and means "together" - because this is the only way to achieve long- term changes in the fashion industry.

Nkwo x Wilding
Nkwo x Wilding

From June 14, 2023, ONU will be available in sizes 23 to 48 from Wildling's online shop - www.wildling.shoes.

Wildling Shoes is a phenomenal brand that adopts a regenerative approach in producing highly flexible, light, and comfortable shoes that feel like second skin.

Nkwo x Wilding
Nkwo x Wilding

Fashion Africa Now by Beatrace Oola continues to initiate conversations that are fostering partnerships that bring Africa Fashion to the global forefront such as this NKWO X Wildling brand collaboration.

It is incredible to see our ethical waste fabric - DAKALATM Cloth transformed to print. We are also pleased that our NKWO Transform Project women were a part of the making process as they worked on knotting and stringing the sisal fibers used to create the fringing on the shoes. We love to use sisal as an embellishment, as it is a 100% biodegradable fibre.

Nkwo x Wilding
Nkwo x Wilding

The power of transformation and co-creation

Nkwo x Wilding

“I am delighted about this collaboration; it shows that so much can be achieved when we genuinely build and grow together.” – Nkwo Onwuka, Founder, NKWO.