Footwear sourcing, low MOQ
ZER0 sources footwear for brands and retailers who outsource: sneakers and casual, leather formal and dress, boots, sandals and slides. The construction decides the factory, and the last is confirmed before bulk, every time. We start with one style and one colourway. Minimums start at low MOQ, style and origin dependent.
what footwear can ZER0 make?
- Sneakers and casual
- Cup sole and vulcanised, canvas and leather uppers, court silhouettes through chunky lifestyle.
- Leather formal and dress
- Oxford, derby, loafer and monk.
- Boots
- Chukka, hiker and work boot, where the construction has to be repairable.
- Sandals and slides
- Moulded and assembled: the volume end of the range, shown on request.
which factory makes which shoe?
Four constructions, each placed to a floor matched to it. Cup sole and vulcanised. Cemented, injected and direct-injected: the volume constructions, and the ones that carry a safety certification. Stitchdown and Goodyear welt, where the construction has to be repairable. Hand-lasted, where the finish is the product.
Footwear is sourced from India, where Agra and the Tamil Nadu belt have made leather formal and dress for export for decades, and Chennai is our own sourcing presence. Safety footwear is directly injected in Sri Lanka.
how does ZER0 prove fit in footwear?
Footwear carries more construction risk than apparel, and no specification settles fit. A certification held by a garment unit does not travel to a shoe unit, so we evidence the floor that is making your shoe.
- specification before quotationConstruction, last, materials and finish agreed first. A price against a vague shoe is a price that moves later.
- fit proved on footWe sample, we wear-test, we confirm the last before bulk.
- compliance on the footwear floorEvidenced for the unit making your shoe, never carried across from a garment unit.
- one standard of careWhichever floor it lands on.
what are the facts on ZER0 footwear?
| Minimum order | From low MOQ, style and origin dependent |
|---|---|
| The range | Sneakers and casual · Leather formal and dress · Boots · Sandals and slides |
| Constructions | Cup sole and vulcanised · Cemented, injected and direct-injected · Stitchdown and Goodyear welt · Hand-lasted |
| Fit | The last is confirmed before bulk, every time |
| Compliance | Evidenced on the shoe floor; certifications carried across from a garment unit: 0 |
| Origins | India; Sri Lanka for direct-injected safety footwear |
| Who it is for | Brands and retailers who outsource |
| Delivery (network) | 15-day OTIF on programmed styles |
where can I see the footwear range?
Footwear
The categories, the constructions, the origins and the process, slide by slide.
can I read the deck without opening a PDF?
Every deck here also has an HTML page carrying the same facts, for anyone (or anything) that would rather read a page than open a PDF: Footwear.
how do I start a footwear order?
The pair your customer already buys somewhere else. Prove the last, then widen the range. Tell us what you make and where you sell.