Shoe Lovers! The Curious Case Of Nija-branded Shoes (terry G, Durella,ruggedman)


 I don't mean 'made in nigeria' as in made in Aba, what I mean is a shoeline owned by a nigerian and recognised as a brand owned by a nigerian.
I was surfing the web and I came across Ruggedman's fashion line 'The 20th September Wear' (T.S.W).
He makes ladies shoes, wristwatches, shirts and the likes though, I only got to see pictures of his shoes and I was really impressed by the design and concept behind it except for the fact that people were on about him stealing the design from another fashion designer.
The prices were affordable as I read, starting from as low as N5000 for the shoes (correct me if am wrong) as opposed to that of other owned-by-nigerians' shoes.for example, Durella's sneakers which cost N25000!
Yes! Nigerians are crazy about getting what is in vogue but I don't think you can get the average fashion freak paying that much for a shoe that is owned by a nigerian and a shoe that doesn't have a recognized brand name.you would get a pair of jay z's sneakers, 50 cent and the game's sneakers for the price of one durella's sneakers.
      There are also a few other supposed luxury shoes out there,  lofas-like with some fancy designs on them like Terry G's shoes which I heard retails for N40,000!!! and also other brand names with the same concept retail for about N15000 to N30,000

       My point is, the quality of the so-called luxurious shoes nigerian's own are not any better than those we buy for N5000-N10,000 that have more recognized brand names.
And let's assume the design of ruggedman's shoes weren't stolen like people said, would you be crazy about buyin them if they cost between 5-7k?
Would you pay N25,000 or N40,000 for a nigerian-owned brand?
What if a Nigerian shoe designer comes up with a unique design, can he get you and nigerians crazy about it as much as TOMS, drivers, plimsolls (assuming the price is affordable)
Would you prefer the nija-owned brand to have 'made in china' on the label or 'made in nigeria'
Please be as realistic as possible with your reply.
Below are pictures of the nigerian owned shoelines

Ruggedman 1st
Durella 2nd
Terry G 3rd
Jimmy'd shoes 4th

I prefer 'em if they where velvet shoes and i could pay as much as 30k-40k but not for those 2gbaski sneakers and terry-G canvas

Why shld u pay 4 a foreign brand?
Isnt it due to availablity of cash n satisfaction?
So if u aint poverty ridden, satisfy urself irrespective of where it comes from.
My locally made palm slippers is far preferably 2 me 2 any foreign palm:
Or do u doubt dat som naija fairly used cars are better than som toks.
Soooo, yes of course!

I love shoes and wear a lot of it. What I go for is not brand name but quality,now if I'm sure that what I get from Durella is of the same quality with what I get from jay z,then I have no problem buying from durella.
  My own na make I get the value of my money,brand name shouldn't be the most important thing to consider,na whether na original you dey buy be the main thing, for me sha.

If it's top quality (apologies to Arsene Wenger), I will.

25k to 40k for a pair of Shoes ? Em are they fire resistant? Can i walk on water with them? Can i run like Superman with them? Hmmm some things cost Sha

WackyJ1:

25k to 40k for a pair of Shoes ? Em are they fire resistant? Can i walk on water with them? Can i run like Superman with them? Hmmm some things cost Sha

Men I dig this your yarns like mad !!

WackyJ1:

25k to 40k for a pair of Shoes ? Em are they fire resistant? Can i walk on water with them? Can i run like Superman with them? Hmmm some things cost Sha

No be water, Na ocean.

Guardian:

Men I dig this your yarns like mad !!

Hehe.

chinnyonwu:

No be water, Na ocean.

Same thing.

as long as it's well made am all for made in Nigeria stuff,

WackyJ1:

25k to 40k for a pair of Shoes ? Em are they fire resistant? Can i walk on water with them? Can i run like Superman with them? Hmmm some things cost Sha  

Oh my God!!!  

WackyJ1:

25k to 40k for a pair of Shoes ? Em are they fire resistant? Can i walk on water with them? Can i run like Superman with them? Hmmm some things cost Sha

u'l be able 2do chinese kong fu wt d shoes

Naija always appreciate foreign made products.

25k - 40k for a pair of bedroom slippers? That sounds like an expensive joke

I rep Naija all the time and always! Shout out to all young entrepreneurs in Nigeria. We'd make it to the zenith.

Yes I would and have. Why should I pay even more then that for foreign brands? If it's Nigeria based and suitable I will buy it.

If 25,000 or 40,000 na 4 Japanese yen, i go buy am

he would have to market them well . that's the problem , well any where. you have to give the illusion of exclusivity. like refusing to sell to certain people, it's all about hype,  I would pay for them, but they have to be well made and somewhat exclusive. maybe a limited number are created.

WackyJ1:

25k to 40k for a pair of Shoes ? Em are they fire resistant? Can i walk on water with them? Can i run like Superman with them? Hmmm some things cost Sha

LMAO!

And why not . . . If not!

40 thousand for a pair of shoe. Abeg, 90% of those I know wouldnt notice the difference. 5% would consider me as being wasteful, the other 5% would wonder and just wonder. Not there yet jare.

:p :p :p :p

I will pay the said amount for a Nigerian Branded Shoe if it is made of quality materials. I don't really care about the name of the designer. As long as the product is good, I will buy it. It is high time we start supporting our designers and entrepreneurs. Cheers.

senora aquila:

u'l be able 2do chinese kong fu wt d shoes

oh is that so? Lol. I wonder if i kick wall with the shoe, it will crumble.

No be Goddddd

Order me 50 of the shoes,

Oyibo look my shoes, money follow me

Wear the shoe go track meet, dust Usain bolt

Na Soooo

@everyone nice one,
@loluoline, Nice shoes and website, wud check em out wen dis connection fing gets beta and I fink u guys shud go check him out too www.loluonline.com nice one there bro,

So what do u guys av to say bout ruggedman's shoes.

I can buy it.

I heard if i put down the shoes they can go to market by themselves

Its worth the money jooooorrrrr

Patronize ur own! Keep the money locally.

Why do we even blame the presidents/governors all the time without taking some blame? We are our own enemies in NIgerian, If its ok to buy a foreign branded shoes for 1 milla tell me why i shouldn't patronize made in Nigeria shoes for same cost?

ANSWER: I patronize Nigeria made products and if the quality of the shoe is ok I can pay 100,000 Naira for it. Mind you, there are so many other High Class Nigerian shoe designers you did not mention,