About Us

Hi guys and girls, welcome to the Archies Jandals Retailer website!

My name is Daniel Jones. I am a Physiotherapist from Melbourne, Australia. While working as a private practice Physio, I found myself continually warning my patients with foot problems to stop wearing typical flat-soled jandals.

Despite my best attempts to advise my patients to wear more supportive footwear, my pleas almost always went ignored, as jandals are a way of life in the Australian summer!

The realisation set in that there were no orthotic jandals on the market that adequately catered to those who care about both their health and looking stylish. Let’s face it, the word “orthotic” itself has a negative connotation due to the bulky unstylish look that typically accompanies footwear of this variety.

When I first started, there was nothing on the market that I would personally wear myself! Furthermore, the price point of many of the available options was greater than what my patients would expect to pay for a typical jandal.

After realising there was a large gap in the market, I soon set out to create a jandal that not only offered orthotic support but one that was both fashionable and affordable. It was my goal to create an orthotic jandal that any health and fitness conscious individual could happily wear to and from training, down the street, to the beach or just when socialising with friends.

I also aimed to eliminate many of the other design flaws of 'regular jandals' such as them often having a loose strap, lack of heel elevation and having straps that are made from hard plastic which commonly causes irritation and often breaks at the toe pole.

I started my initial prototypes in my nan and pops shed and after five years of extensive testing, research and development, and with input from some of Melbourne’s leading Podiatrists and Physiotherapist, Archies Arch Support Jandals were born!

We are a family run business operating from our home town in the country, Echuca-Moama on the New South Wales-Victoria border and now supply many leading Health Practices and Sports Stores Worldwide.