We’re Kenza and Simone. We met in middle school in the suburbs of Tunis. OSAY began with a frustration we shared: the place we knew rarely resembled the place we saw portrayed.
We wanted to show more of it. We started with the babouche, reworking a familiar shoe into something we wanted to wear every day. We work with Tunisian artisans, keeping the shoes handmade and using spectacular leather left over from other productions. Working with what you have was nothing new where we grew up. It made sense to us.
Since then, we’ve changed. We’ve become mothers, made homes in other countries, and asked ourselves what we want to keep building. That’s why we share stories alongside the shoes: people we want you to meet, things we wish more people knew, and experiences we’re still trying to understand ourselves.
Listening to how someone else lives has often changed how we see our own lives. Stepping into someone else’s shoes feels like a good place to start.

Take a walk with us,

Kenza & Simone