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Why Every Guy Should Own a Pair of Raffia Shoes This Summer

Closet full of sneakers, and you still don't know what to wear when it hits 95°F.

Leather feels heavy. Canvas looks tired. Flip-flops feel like giving up.

There's a third option most guys don't think about: handwoven raffia. The same stuff Moroccan artisans have been weaving for generations — now showing up on the feet of every well-dressed man who actually cares about looking good in the heat.

Here's why it works, and the two pairs every guy should know about.

Raffia is built for the way summer actually feels

Raffia comes from the dried fibers of the raffia palm. Woven by hand, it breathes the way leather never will — your feet don't sweat, the shoes don't smell, and the texture has this quiet, expensive look that pairs with everything from linen trousers to swim shorts.

It's also the rare material that gets better with wear. The fibers soften, mold to your foot, and develop a patina that looks like you've owned them for years.

The slip-on polished pair: raffia loafers

When you need to look pulled-together but it's too hot for real shoes — that's where men's raffia loafers earn their place.

They go with tailored shorts. They go with chinos. They go with a linen suit if you're feeling brave. Wear them sockless (please) and they read polished without ever feeling stiff.

Think rehearsal dinner in Mallorca. Think Sunday brunch in a city you don't live in. Think anytime you'd usually reach for leather and immediately regret it.

The barefoot-luxe pair: raffia mules

For days you're not trying — beach house, rooftop, errands — handmade raffia mules for men are the upgrade from slides nobody told you about.

Open back, structured front, zero effort. You slide them on and look like you know something other guys don't.

Why handmade matters here

Mass-produced raffia exists. It also falls apart in a season.

The pairs worth owning are handwoven by artisans who've been doing this for years — uneven in the way real craft is uneven, structured in the way machines can't quite copy. That's the difference between a shoe and a souvenir.

Buy once. Wear all summer. Repeat next year.

Both pairs above are made in Morocco, woven by hand, and built to outlast the trend cycle.

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Surprise Trend Raffia Shoes

I’m first introduced to raffia shoes when I was one of the four finalists of first Clergerie Girls contest back in 2016. All of us were gifted six pairs of Clergerie shoes. And one of my shoes were famous Clergerie raffia Teba sneakers. You can still find these sneakers on Shopbop.

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Artemis Design Co. Raffia Shoes

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Carrie Forbes Naima raffia slides ❤ liked on Polyvore (see more black shoes)

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Moda Operandi ❤ liked on Polyvore (see more mule shoes)

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Moda Operandi ❤ liked on Polyvore (see more embroidered shoes)

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J.Crew Raffia Slide Sandals ❤ liked on Polyvore (see more synthetic shoes)