OUR STORY
KARU®
Sheepskin and Wool Slippers
In the early 70’s, nearly 100 years after Woodheads first started selling leather and related products to the leather manufacturing industry, we started making sheepskin slippers, boots, and small leather goods. Decades later, Woodheads outgrew its original location and moved to its current factory in Zonnebloem, Cape Town.
In the 80’s, sheepskin slippers and boots became very popular. This increased demand for slippers and boots, which, over the subsequent years, led to the KARU brand being established as a premium luxury comfort slipper brand made with locally sourced South African materials.
The introduction of our 100% Wool furpile slipper was introduced to offer an affordable alternative to the genuine sheepskin slipper. In 2020, due to the worldwide pandemic, slippers once again became very popular, resulting in a flood of smaller slipper makers breaking into the market with similar looking styles and with cheaper materials.
By remaining committed to premium luxury comfort, KARU continued to grow and establish itself as the premium brand of slippers in South Africa – something we are very proud of.
Our slippers and boots are available on our website, Woodheads Retail shop in Cape Town and select independent retailers.