Klein Karoo International is the leading supplier of raw ostrich leather and feathers, as well as luxury leather items sold on the Cape Karoo Emporium.
Ostrich leather processing at Klein Karoo International - also known as Cape Karoo - has advanced tremendously since ostrich skins were first processed here in the 1970s. Technological advancements and on-going research have enabled Cape Karoo to produce the very best exotic leather from farm-reared ostriches exclusively.
Cape Karoo represents more than 800 farmer members and is the biggest supplier of ostrich leather in the world. The Leather Marketing division is the only ostrich leather manufacturer that offers its products in 37 standard colours in its range of more than 300.
The Cape Karoo Emporium showcases modern and colorful ostrich leather products, such as wallets, handbags, shoes, belts and other accessories.
Ostrich feathers have long been the epitome of style and elegance in the fashion industry. It is most often dyed in a range of colours and used in costumes, for theatre productions, carnival shows and circus performances.
Klein Karoo International has for many years supplied the Moulin Rouge with ostrich feathers and exquisite costumes, as well as the street carnivals of South America where celebrations, dancing, colour and mirth, and thousands and thousands of ostrich feathers go hand-in-hand. Furthermore, they supply feathers to event services that decorate weddings and other celebratory events.
South Africa was the first country in the world where ostrich farming started on a commercial basis, in the mid-1820s feathers were harveste...