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“N’Dia Sabio aims to create artistically driven statement footwear while prioritizing quality, comfort, & fit. Our commitment to high end materials, craftsmanship, and attention to detail are key factors when creating our luxurious products that are made to last. All of our designs feature various embellishments, hardware, and genuine leather sourced and crafted in Italy.
Current studies and surroundings inspire the art and sole of each collection. We strive to continuously innovate and evolve while staying true to our core belief of contributing dynamic and inclusive-exclusive concepts to the industry. We feature a wide range of sizes, as well as extra padding for comfort.
N’Dia Sabio was founded on the belief that luxury footwear should be actually be special.
”Footwear Design is our medium.”
Growing up in Brooklyn around artists, including her own parents, is what naturally drew N’Dia to fashion design. Her enthusiasm and appreciation for luxury fashion, particularly footwear, increased during the years of exploration, and this ultimately resulted in the founding of N'Dia Sabio, LLC.
N’Dia went on to study fashion design and merchandising at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. After returning back home, she completed a degree in Fashion Business Management at Fashion Institute Of Technology. She obtained product expertise and relationships while attending college by working at a variety of high-end retailers, including Barneys New York, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, etc.
After graduating, N'Dia decided against attending traditional graduate school and instead traveled throughout Europe for several months as an independent student. She visited cities like London, Paris, Florence, and Milan to learn everything she could about shoes, from designing to hand-making them.
N'Dia studied at the premier institute for designing shoes and leather goods when she was in Milan, ARSUTORIA. She developed a clear focus on what she wanted to design and offer to the fashion industry there—something she wore frequently herself. She successfully completed the footwear design program, received encouraging comments from her teachers and peers to help her create her vision, and then went back home to finish her final project.
In 2020, she created "AURAGEN: THE ORIGIN," her debut collection. N'Dia is truly passionate about the finer points of design, and she supervises every drawing, material choice, construction decision, and factory production. She lives in Brooklyn, New York's Fort Greene neighborhood, but she frequently travels to Italy to work directly on her collections.