About UptownCustoms
UptownCustoms was founded in Cape Town in 2024 around one simple idea: premium sneakers, hand-finished with the kind of care that mass-market brands have forgotten. Every pair that leaves our workshop has been inspected, paired, and packed by a person — not a conveyor belt.
Hand-finished
Each pair goes through a final quality pass in our Cape Town workshop.
Built to last
Full-grain leathers, vulcanised soles, and stitched (not glued) construction.
Locally rooted
Designed and finished in South Africa, shipped free across all 9 provinces.
Our story
We started UptownCustoms because we couldn't find a sneaker that combined the silhouettes we loved with the quality we expected. So we built one. Three years on, our court, runner, and canvas ranges are worn by customers across South Africa — and we still hand-finish every pair the same way we did on day one.
Get in touch
Questions, collaborations, or feedback? Email hello@uptowncustoms.com or visit our contact page.