Fair Fashion: the coolest sustainable sneakers
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In the past you had Nike, Adidas, Puma, Vans and some other sneaker brands. And you had to make do with that. And then sneakers became respectable daywear. Under a suit, a dress or your jeans, in your spare time, but also to the office. Sneakers are always nice. For those who love fair fashion becomes the offer pattas also increasingly extensive. One new brand after another is popping up. We made a growing list of the coolest sustainable sneakers out there.
The Swiss brand On started as a technical running shoe. Instead of bringing technology into a shoe and building a shoe around it, On has all the technology on the outside. What remains is a shoe that supports your performance. But as is the case with all brands, it did not just stop at running shoes. On now also makes shoes for hiking, daily life and clothing for active moments, both outdoors and indoors. In addition to all the technical gadgets - which we only half understand but find very pleasant - On also has an enormous sustainability mission. Including making the shoes 100% circular. The next step towards this has been taken with the Cloudrock Edge Raw, which was launched on November 12. Which consists of 80% recycled material, undyed, unbleached and waterproof and windproof. Completely ready to go on a sustainable adventure.
The sustainable sneaker brand has now been around for 15 years Veja on the market. With the mission to make shoes with a less damaging impact on people and the planet. They use organic farming in production and do not use toxic and polluting substances. One of the greatest things they do is that the soles are made from Amazonian rubber. They pay the farmers twice the normal market value for this. And thus ensure that it remains profitable to have rubber trees and that the Amazon forest can be preserved. In addition to the good work that Veja does, they also make very cool and high-quality sneakers. For women, men and bambinos. In addition to the leather shoes, they also have a collection of vegan sneakers. Check them out.
If you fall in love with this footwear, you better set your alarm. Since the Dutch sustainable brand Joline Jolink These vegan sneakers are always introduced with a new one drop quickly sold out. Totally fun of course and well deserved for all the beautiful work that Joline's team has put into the sneakers. The sneakers are perfect cruelty free and made from sustainable materials. Like this pet-friendly that even PETA gave it a tick. The footbed is made of recycled cork. And as they say themselves: the secret ingredient is love. Nice, right? So we'll have to keep a close eye on whether and when they come out again. Currently these are Joline Jolink sneakers all the way sold out.
Comfortable sneakers made from natural materials such as wool, tree and sugar. Huh what? Allbirds started making sneakers with a wool upper. As you can imagine, this is wonderfully soft and supple. But they continued to develop and now also use Tencel (made from sustainably grown wood pulp) and a sole made from sugar cane. They have multiple colors of all models. Allbirds has the everyday sneaker, an Slip on, socks made of eucalyptus fibers, the running shoe which we wrote about before and some shoes and underwear. If comfort is important to you, then this is possible Allbirds sometimes your new one fav be a brand.
Nowadays it is often the case that sustainable brands are more preserved. With timeless designs, items can be worn for multiple seasons. And therefore sustainable. Fortunately, anyone who is not averse to a bit of hysteria on her or his feet can indulge themselves with the sustainable sneaker brand Womsh. Yes, they also have the classic white tennis sneaker. But many nice ones are the pumped models with nice colors. Choosing is a fairly impossible task. Anyway, we'll leave that up to you. They use vegan leather made from apple peel and animal leather tanned without toxins. And they take sustainable steps in every step of the production process. Womsh is a fairly new brand and an asset in the sustainable sneaker world.
Are sneakers your thing? Then keep an eye on this list. We replenish it regularly.
Handmade sneakers where both the material and the production are made in Portugal. ecn makes shoes in a sustainable way entirely from natural materials such as vegetable tanned leather, rubber and cotton. And from recycled leathers and rubbers. Fair labor, clean production and evolving processes are top priorities at ekn footwear. The outcome is fancy sneakers, sandals and now also shoes. And yes, for both women and men. We seriously think the sandals are a more stylish version of the Birkies that we are fans of. We like you ecn.
From 100% natural to 100% leather-free. The French brand Good Guys Don't Wear Leather has been running for a while. They made their first 2011% vegan shoes back in 100. The production of Good Guys is also done in Portugal under fair trade and clean conditions. There is vegan leather and there is vegan leather. Some vegan leather can actually best be described as environmentally harmful and polluting plastic. What will still roam the planet for the next tens of thousands of years. Good Guys uses vegan leather, which is produced in a planet-friendly way. Zero CO2 emission leather and apple leather have been introduced in recent years. And they have a mission for 2021 to be 100% recyclable. These are the vegan leather types we want to go for. Good Guys has sneakers, shoes, sandals and boots. And
Recycled, upcycled, vegan, organic and they also plant trees. Saye makes retro look sneakers in leather and vegan variants. In both cases they use recycled substances such as recycled PET and PU for the synthetic materials. What this means is that the sole, for example, is made of 50% post-consumer waste PET and 50% new polyester. Or with the leather they use small leftover pieces of the leather for the smaller parts of the shoe. Everything with the mission to make these sneakers as sustainable as possible. In terms of looks, they are completely from the 70's. And this one numberIn terms of style, they can easily last another 50 years.
