Men’s V-15 Leather High-Top Trainers

Which is more impressive: Veja’s impressive array of ethically made shoes, or the fact that the brand’s name literally means “Look” in Portuguese? Either way, we love both almost as much as we love the V-15 high-top trainers. Constructed in Brazil from smooth leather, they’re stacked on an Amazonian rubber, rice waste and recycled rubber sole, kitted out with organic-cotton laces and lined with a comfy organic-cotton and recycled-polyester blend. Seriously, what’s not to love?

• Upper: 100% leather Lining: 33% organic cotton, 67% recycled polyester Sole: 24% Amazonian rubber, 23% rice waste, 12% recycled 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.