<figure> <img alt="" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SXETYGlvNP5yAWnFy3X1D_bHstI=/86x0:1414x996/1310x983/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73893274/Hedley_and_Bennett_x_Snibbs_Collab.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Eater Staff</figcaption> </figure> <p>Gorpcore comes to the kitchen, courtesy of Hedley &amp; Bennett x Snibbs’ newest chef-designed shoe</p> <p id="SCyBkV">As restaurants and food brands continue to <a href="https://www.eater.com/24346129/brands-helping-la-fire-victims">work together to help</a> those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, <a href="https://hedley-and-bennett.sjv.io/c/482924/1084566/13870?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hedleyandbennett.com%2F&amp;sharedid=eater.com" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hedley &amp; Bennett</a> — overlords of the soft-yet-durable apron sector— and <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsnibbs.co%2F&amp;referrer=eater.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F24358828%2Fhedley-and-bennett-snibbs-sneaker-collaboration" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Snibbs</a> — the chef-founded footwear company — just announced a new kitchen-ready sneaker collaboration that will benefit the non-profit <a href="https://restaurantscare.org/">Restaurants Care</a>, which has been providing grants for food and beverage workers impacted by the fires. </p> <div id="WSnS8b"> <blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DE3BIsYxneG/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div> <div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"> <div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div> <div></div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div> </div></a><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DE3BIsYxneG/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by The Lime Truck (@thelimetruck)</a></p> </div></blockquote> </div> <p id="E0fFo4">The collaborative shoe is a new colorway takes on Snibbs’ popular kitchen-friendly <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsnibbs.co%2Fproducts%2Forbit-eclipse-black%3F&amp;referrer=eater.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F24358828%2Fhedley-and-bennett-snibbs-sneaker-collaboration" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Orbit sneaker</a>, which is designed to be slip-resistant and made out of recycled and biodegradable materials. As a practical bonus, it’s also water-resistant and made with a high stretch fabric for more comfort and flexibility. One of the shoe’s new colorways, Illy, makes a special nod to Hedley &amp; Bennett’s branding with its bright red accents. </p> <div id="NFQR89"><div></div></div> <hr class="p-entry-hr" id="ptcAYh" /> <div id="qmSFne"><div></div></div> <hr class="p-entry-hr" id="bV8dpA" /> <p id="qDqBha">Hedley &amp; Bennett’s founder, Ellen Bennett, explains that the loss of her mother’s house in the Eaton Fire was a big driving force for her to help those affected (H&amp;B is also donating proceeds of its <a href="https://hedley-and-bennett.sjv.io/c/482924/1084566/13870?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hedleyandbennett.com%2Fproducts%2Fla-purple-chef-hat&amp;sharedid=eater.com" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">LA Purple</a> and <a href="https://hedley-and-bennett.sjv.io/c/482924/1084566/13870?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hedleyandbennett.com%2Fproducts%2Fla-blue-chef-hat&amp;sharedid=eater.com" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">LA Blue</a> caps to the <a href="https://lafd.org/">Los Angeles Fire Department</a>). Snibbs’ founder, chef Daniel Shemtob, also lost his home in the Pacific Palisades Fire, and explains how that experience helped catalyze the footwear brand’s aid efforts in this <a href="https://la.eater.com/2025/1/17/24346212/los-angeles-eaton-fire-palisades-fire-chef-shemtob-jose-andres-world-central-kitchen-wildfires">essay for Eater</a>. As Shemtob says, “I like the visceral experience of actually picking your hands up and helping people. That’s what cooking is all about.”</p> <p id="HJqtUu">For those unfamiliar with Snibbs, the LA-based brand was founded by Shemtob in 2020 to offer a sustainable, modern work shoe perfect for those who work in kitchens. No disrespect to our beloved, albeit crusty Crocs, but Snibbs’ clogs — I’m specifically referring to the <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsnibbs.co%2Fproducts%2Fclog-bluing&amp;referrer=eater.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F24358828%2Fhedley-and-bennett-snibbs-sneaker-collaboration" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">electric blue colorway</a> — feel like the lovechild between a Dansko clog and some traditional <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Flisting%2F1836199233%2Fmoroccan-leather-shoes-trational%3F&amp;referrer=eater.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F24358828%2Fhedley-and-bennett-snibbs-sneaker-collaboration" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Moroccan babouche slippers</a>. I’m a recent convert to the Snibbs kitchen clog, and was first introduced to the shoe by Eater’s special projects director Lesley Suter. They’re spill-proof (I have wiped off coffee drips and turmeric juice alike), easy to slip on and off, and just generally make me feel more pulled-together when I dip out to the bodega. </p> <p id="GbgEc1">As an LA-based brand, Snibbs has been playing a very proactive role in providing aid to restaurant industry folks affected by the fires. Its team has been distributing free meals and shoes at various drop-off locations in Los Angeles to service workers, and it is donating a percentage of the proceeds from its <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsnibbs.co%2Fproducts%2Frovr-wck-world-central-kitchen&amp;referrer=eater.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F24358828%2Fhedley-and-bennett-snibbs-sneaker-collaboration" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">ROVR sneakers</a> to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wckitchen/">World Central Kitchen</a>, an organization providing aid to those impacted by the fires (additionally, it’s giving 100 percent of the profits from its <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFauMwYv4d1/?img_index=1">Smorgasburg clog</a> to <a href="https://restaurantscare.org/">Restaurants Care</a>). It also started a <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516589&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsnibbs.co%2Fpages%2Fsnibbs-community-giveback-program&amp;referrer=eater.com&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eater.com%2F24358828%2Fhedley-and-bennett-snibbs-sneaker-collaboration" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Snibbs Community Giveback Program</a>, which will provide up to $500 and a free pair of Snibbs footwear to select applicants. This latest collaboration with Hedley &amp; Bennett is yet another feather in its initiatives to provide aid within the LA restaurant community. </p> <p id="9BDdGs">The Orbit shoe launches Friday, February 7, and can be found at Snibbs and Hedley &amp; Bennett. Snibbs has also launched a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-daniel-the-lime-truck-and-snibbs-support-fireaffecte">GoFundMe</a> alongside <a href="https://www.thelimetruck.com/">The Lime Truck</a> that will benefit fire-affected families. </p> <hr class="p-entry-hr" id="l9S0N0" /> <aside id="eNfgo5"><div></div></aside>