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£120
These white Esplar trainers are named after the sustainable cooperative that Veja collaborates with in Northern Brazil, reflecting the label’s eco-friendly ethos. Made from low-chrome leather, they’re shaped with a recycled-rubber sole and hallmarked at the sides with a V-stitched logo.
A cult destination for trainers, VEJA is a sustainability success story. Sourcing natural rubber directly from farmers in the Amazon rainforest, VEJA prides itself on transparency, fair trade practices and ecologically-minded agriculture, ‘infusing each stage of production with a positive impact’. Proof that style and a social conscience can co-exist.
'VEJA soles are made with 20-30% natural rubber. purchased directly from seringueiro (rubber tapping) communities in the Amazon forest. VEJA uses a high proportion of organic cotton in the canvas, laces and uppers of many of its models.'
Harper's Bazaar's Digital Editorial Assistant, Jessica Davis says: “Veja was established in 2004, counts impeccable attention to detail as a signature and is known for using sustainable replacements. Veja also partners with Atelier Sans Frontières, an organisation that helps people who have been incarcerated or are otherwise struggling to find work, to employ workers to prepare orders”. 29 July 2021.
