Our Story

Hi, I’m Andre, the founder of LegStyle. I’ve been an amputee since birth, and for more than 15 years I’ve been designing and wearing my own prosthetic leg covers.

When I was a teenager, I saw a prosthetic cover that changed how I felt about my leg. It was bold and colourful. It didn’t try to look like a “real” leg. My prosthetist at the time, Trevor Brauckmann, made one for me and later painted custom designs. For the first time, I felt proud of how my prosthesis looked.

There was just one problem.

I couldn’t swim in it.

Any time I went to the beach or near water, I had to take my whole prosthetic leg off because the cover couldn’t be removed and I didn’t have a spare limb. Getting through the surf, moving around water parks, even standing comfortably near water became harder. I still did it, but it meant hopping instead of walking, getting tired faster, and working around a physical barrier that didn’t need to be there.

Years later, after moving to New Zealand and working as a product development engineer, I finally had the tools to try solving this properly. I began designing my own covers. The early ones were rough. They were heavy, fragile, or simply didn’t last. It took years of trial, error, and real-world testing before anything truly worked.

There were long stretches where it felt like the idea might never become more than a personal experiment. I had already registered the business, but the cost and complexity of taking it further nearly stalled everything. I was working in isolation, trying to solve too much on my own.

Around that time, I began volunteering at Peke Waihanga, New Zealands prosthetic provider. I was introduced to clinicians who had patients asking for covers like mine and  that was the first time the work extended beyond my own needs. Their feedback shaped the designs and the direction of the project. I stopped trying to solve everything alone and began working alongside clinicians instead.

As the designs improved, I built a workshop so I could make the covers properly and keep pushing them further. More amputees and clinicians began asking about them. It became clear that many people wanted something practical, tough, water-safe, and good-looking, something built for real life.

My goal is simple:
to help amputees feel proud of their prosthetic leg, not just okay with it.

I want people to be able to swim, hike, play, move, and express who they are without worrying about damaging a cover or feeling like they need to hide their limb. LegStyle covers are light, durable, flexible, and made for everyday life.

Whether you want something bold or something quiet, you have the choice.