about
Sugarfoot Apparel is a family owned and operated small business, started in 2016. Founder and Designer, Chelsea Leveille created and launched the brand between the pregnancies of her two sons. Very clearly a labor of love, the brand has grown since that time and includes screen printed tees, locally inspired designs, embroidery, cut and sew pieces, and a print shop.
We believe beauty goes beyond the normal standards of the word. To us, beautiful is about self expression and a sense of style that is created and curated through unique personal choice. It’s about clothing that helps us feel like ourselves, while standing out.
Sugarfoot
Mary Keohane, or “Kok’ as those closest referred to her was a first-generation American. Her parents emigrated from County Kerry + County Cork in Ireland. She grew up in Syracuse, NY where she met her future husband one summer while he was home, on furlough from the war. They fell in love through letters during the days he was away. Eventually, they married. She was a mother of ten, then a grandmother of 26. She was so many things but mostly kind, quick witted, and steady. This is for her.
Local Brand
There is a locally focused aspect of the Sugarfoot brand inspired by the owner/designers experience growing up in the Upstate, New York and Finger Lakes region. These are the pieces that ultimately kicked off the brand, and ones we’ll be forever grateful for.