Conventional shoes may look presentable, but they betray the body. Stiff, restrictive, and divorced from natural function, they cost posture, presence and long term health - the silent tax of modern professionalism.

When I began prioritising my health and self-mastery, I turned to barefoot hiking. Walking woodland trails, storm beaches, and high ridges gave me clarity, resilience, and strength. Yet, in the corporate world - where I closed high-value international deals - I found no footwear that carried those same values. I refused to choose between aesthetics and vitality.

Groundstate was born for those who don't compromise. Our capsule creates barefoot footwear in timeless, dark forms; boots and loafers that look sharp in the city while keeping you rooted in natural balance. Shoes that carry to grounding of the earth into the demands of business, so you can move with strength, precision and presence.