The most wanted shoes are white, sustainable and fit all your looks
Far away those days were in which the shoes were reserved exclusively for the gym.In all their formats, these have become the comfortable shoes favorite by all, even for women who loves the heel.And it is that sports are very different today to what were decades ago.They have changed their composition and resistance, while the silhouettes were reinvented for more aerodynamics and attached to the latest trends, as well as our new demands.These changes include, of course, the demand for a sustainable and responsible preparation, in line with the commitment to the environment that young consumers claim to the fashion industry, the second most polluting sector.
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New technologies applied to footwear
Thanks to them, we are able to do with previously unthinkable materials (food waste, ocean microplastics or even vegetable milks) revolutionary and distinctive shoes.Founded in 1911, the Italian Superga took the initiative with the first soles of natural rubber and recently its iconic 2750 model has been renovated with organic cotton and ojales sewn to avoid the use of aluminum.To this are added this 2022 countless brands that seek alternatives, finally possible, to the harmful industrial practices.
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The 'skate' shoes that sweep 2022: white, basic and sustainable
Despite the rise of fashion maximalism, our daily shoes seem to go in a opposite direction, perhaps as a reaction to the return of the high heel and the platforms.We say goodbye to the colorful Chunky sports ones to return their deserved place to the white shoes with flat rubber sole, although this time under new 'echo' principles that in turn guarantee quality and durability.These triumphant designs, typical of basketball and skating, return in their sustainable versions to demonstrate that, when it comes to the most intense feats, less really is more.
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El enfoque underground de Mint & Rose
Created in 2012, this Mediterranean Seal of Clothing, Footwear and Accessories has successful by giving the name Skate to its most recent launch of sports shoes."The scooter represents a vehicle towards authenticity," they explain.These first two models baptized in tribute to Peggy Aoki and Patti McGee, pioneers of female skating, are as combinable as comfortable, thanks to their smooth design and their gel templates.Made completely in Spain with canvas and natural rubber, its meticulous preparation does not influence the price, a consumer demand that wants to take care of the planet without leaving the salary in the attempt.In fact, they are the first shoes of the brand that are sold for less than 100 euros.
Sanjo: Know how Portuguese invades Spain
How a seal with more than 90 years of history manages to constantly renew?Vítor Costa, creative director of Sanjo, part of an image close to street culture, in which the influence of the skater community is evident.For this Portuguese pioneer badge in the art of making shoes, the use of sustainable or recycled materials is obligation.In addition to applying the UPCyCling or the reuse of resources, they set out to use vegan thermoplastic rubber with PETA certification for the realization of their soles and organic tissues for their canvases.Some of its models are even 100% made from recycled plastic bottles.
Victoria's mythical
Since 1915, more than a century ago, the simplicity of Victoria Shoes has become the Buner of Comfort made in Spain.Manufactured in La Rioja by hand, their usual models have adapted over time to the precepts of sustainability.In the composition of their soles, for example, vegetable oils are used instead of minerals, while in the vulcanization process the chemical glue and adherents are discarded, increasing their degree of biodegability.Your model does not trace, in fact, it is made with recycled tires and 100% organic cotton, this being only one of the specimens offered by the Victoria's Dear World line.
Dooet, renewed skin with milk soles
While many firms have chosen to leave the leather and other animal fibers completely, Alba Vilaseca and Pep Planas, founders of this new Santpedor (Barcelona) brand specialized in the new technologies offered by the footwear industry, they have optedfor the use of tanned skin under more sustainable practices.They have having certified by the Leather Working Group organization that use renewable energies and reduce water consumption to the maximum.As if that were not enough, their natural latex soles are obtained from the milk of the boiling trees, planted and care in ecological forests, product of 50 meticulous manual operations that transform that living matter in your next favorite basic shoes.
Almost edible shoes, courtesy of Saye
It is the fashion vegan sports firm, founded in Barcelona in 2018. Its research efforts have paid off: simple, multifaceted and made with ecological cactus napa, discarded fruit skin or other plant-based components.The HI sneakers, inspired by the classic exemplary of basketball, quickly won the title of 'Superventas' for their moldable design and biodegradable composition of corn, bamboo, organic cotton and natural rubber.Do you need more reasons?Their Restoring Forest initiative has allowed them to go even further: for each pair of shoes sold two trees are sown, resulting to date in almost 215,000 new trees planted in recovered areas.
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