A sustainable fashion brand known for its signature washable shoes and bags 3D-knitted from recycled plastic bottles.
ORIGIN
USA
PRICE TIER
contemporary
Founded in San Francisco in 2012 by Stephen Hawthornthwaite and Roth Martin, Rothy's launched in 2016 with a mission to create stylish, comfortable, and sustainable footwear. Merging backgrounds in finance and art, the founders addressed a gap in the market for a versatile women's shoe that was neither an athletic sneaker nor a flimsy flat. The brand’s innovative approach centers on transforming single-use plastic bottles into a soft, durable yarn, which is then used in a proprietary 3D-knitting process. This technique allows the shoes' uppers to be knit to shape, significantly reducing manufacturing waste.