'Birak' roller skate pays respects to one of the 6 six seasons on Noongar boodja country where Chitty grew up, and is her birth season. The beginning of Indigenous seasons aren’t dictated by certain days or months, but by the change of weather, flora, and fauna. Birak is the first summer, hot and dry, and is regarded as the season of the young. Young animals leave the nest and start venturing beyond into the world. This playful image evokes the feeling of skating – embracing the season of the young, freedom, and remembering to be young at heart.
The colours of Birak are encapsulated in the mustard yellow suede outer with coral pink laces and eyelets. The skate’s lining was a collaboration with Perth's Kamsani Bin-Salleh (@Kambarni). Kam is a Nimunburr/Yawuru/Ballardong artist who uses the natural world to inspire his work and has provided his abstract interpretation of this Noongar season.
A royalty from every set of Birak’s purchased goes directly to Chitty, and $10 goes to their not-for-profit organisation of choice, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
Get behind Chitty and this great cause when you purchase the Birak crew skate.
BOOTS
100% Genuine suede leather upper, with aluminum eyelets, padded foam lining, cushioned tongue, cushioned insole, and embroidered logo on tongue
PLATES
Aluminium alloy plate
WHEELS
White 82a polyurethane wheels
BEARINGS
8mm ABEC 7 bearings
TOE STOPS
Adjustable white polyurethane toe stop
SIZING AND FIT
US Men's sizes. Sizes 4-11 Full sizes.
Women typically go down 1-1.5 sizes from regular USA street shoes. If between sizes, go with larger size. Sizing may vary.
Chuffed strongly recommends measuring your foot for the best fit.
To measure your foot, trace around your largest foot on a piece of paper while wearing a sock, then measure from the heel to the tip of the biggest toe with a ruler. You don't need to size up for width as the toe box is quite spacious.
