Esplar Mid Trainers

Based on adult styles, these Veja Esplar trainers for children are made from ethically sourced and fairly traded leather and rubber. This version features a suede upper with leather details, designed with a reinforced sole and built-up toe and have three hook-and-loop fasteners for easy slip-on comfort. Named after a Brazilian NGO that offers technical support to organic cotton farmers in northern Brazil, this style was launched in 2011.

• Upper made from low-chrome suede Outsole made from Amazonian wild rubber Inner sole in organic cotton and expensed rubber

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.