Runner Style 2 Recycled-Mesh Trainers

Rick Owens and Veja mark their fourth collaboration with these light grey Runner Style 2 trainers, which are moulded after the latter's running shoes. They're made in Brazil from breathable V-Knit mesh containing recycled plastic bottles and accented with a distinctive logo appliqué and pull tabs, then rest on an insole and sole that merge natural and recycled materials, such as sugar cane, banana oil and rice waste.

• Recycled polyester

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.