JAGUARITA x ROF
The macrame straps for Tankwa boots
Woven with Meaning
There’s something powerful about a small detail that carries a big story.
When we launched our macramé straps for the Tankwa Boots in collaboration with ROF, we intended to do more than just add an accessory.
A Collaboration Rooted in Connection
Laura, the founder of ROF-Style, and Cat, the founder of Jaguarita, both grew up in the same countryside in the Netherlands. But they never met there.
One moved to South Africa, one to Mexico. It took years and thousands of kilometres before their paths crossed. And when they did, it was clear that something beautiful could grow from their shared love of intentional living, craft and adventure.
From this connection, the idea was born: to create something small, meaningful and handmade that could travel the world on the boots people already loved. Something rooted in tradition, but made to move.
Handmade in Chiapas, Mexico
Jaguarita works directly with a mother-daughter duo based in the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico, who weave each strap slowly and by hand.
No machines, no shortcuts.
Each strap takes a full day to make, and the care and intention of that process is part of what makes them so special.
The straps are made from 100% cotton and feature a pattern known as Diamante, drawn from Zapotec tradition. The design carries layers of meaning, passed down through generations of Indigenous weavers.
The Meaning Behind the Diamante Pattern
The Diamante (Spanish for “diamond”) represents a symmetry of four energies found in the human body, according to Zapotec cosmology.
The straps are only available via the ROF website.
https://rof-style.com/products/black-macrame-straps?variant=43510497149063
(black straps)
https://rof-style.com/products/brown-macrame-straps?variant=43510497083527
(brown straps)
https://rof-style.com/products/cognac-macrame-straps?variant=43510496854151
(cognac straps)
