I’m Nakia the visionary, designer and craftswoman behind Nakia Doriann. 

This brand was created out of my love of shoes, especially sandals. Born and raised in Miami, Florida I fell in love with sandals at a young age due to the heat and wanting to always be barefoot. I have always appreciated simplicity in the things I owned, and sandals were easy to remove when I got hot. I especially loved sandals because of their styling options. I was able to coordinate them with my outfits no matter what I was wearing, and the color variations that sandals provided were endless as a kid.

Growing up in a sub-tropical climate, I fell in love with colors and loved wearing colorful clothing. Unfortunately, as I got older and my feet grew to a size 10, the options became scarce. Being a size 10 became a burden; I couldn't find pretty shoes. As I got older, I became more creative and would add things to my shoes to be unique and stand out from everyone else.

Fast forward to 2018, and I found a woman offering in-person shoe courses in Europe. I contacted her, took her course, and used what I learned from my other skills of upholstery, sewing, cosmetology, jewelry making, and carpentry to create a brand that I can't wait to introduce to this world.