About Us

In 1986 Wendy, Peter & friends, first went into the shoe industry opening Family Footwear.

A fun 27 years followed with numerous staff, customers, shoe styles, & reps.

But in 2013 it was time for a change. New location, new name, new direction & computer systems to learn.

YOLO SHOES was born from a 12 yr old Grandson bouncing a ball through Wendy’s kitchen rambling on about hashtags, acronyms & fancy talk. He then came back through & said Hey Nan, what about Yolo, to which Wendy replied, what does that mean? “YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE!”

That caught Wendy’s attention as the aim for the new shop was to cater for comfort while still being fashionable & stylish, so fittingly: “You Only Live Once so wear comfy, stylish shoes” was born.

So the name was set, the location was organised, the trained staff were on board, lots of hands on work was done & August 2013 Yolo Shoes opened its doors in the new location it is now at.