pita natural fiber shoes by jesus renteria franco from mexico

The pita or ixtle fiber is extracted from the maguey, for their resistance has used to make ropes for fishing and crafts such as hats and belts. Its extraction is being lost, is being replacing with syntheticas materials, from this material depend economically some communities in Mexico. The PITA shoes is a contemporary product with a traditional material from natural origin, and that can revive the local economy of the people, without using toxic materials and by traditional processes, fully friendly environment.