soleRebels

May 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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soleRebels was founded by Ethiopian entrepreneur Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu to bring jobs to her community in Zenabwork, Ethiopia. The company’s moto is: “making the world a better place. One step at a time.” This is done by re-imagining the traditional Selate and Barabasso shoe, a recycled tire sole shoe found in Ethiopia for generations. They’ve taken this age-old recycling tradition and elevated it to dynamic new heights, marrying it with fantastic Ethiopian artisan crafts and modern design sensibilities, turning the soleRebels brand into an eco-ethical brand that is retailed globally!

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soleRebels is the first Ethiopian IFAT Fair Trade footwear firm. The company has created over 40 full-time dignified well paying job sand a further 100 part-time jobs. soleRebel uses recycled and locally produced artisanal materials.

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Manimal

May 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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Buttery soft, adorably earthy and colorfully funky, Kristen Lombardi hand-makes her Manimal moccasins in Massachusetts. Hues range from neutral stone and tan to vivid fuschia and dark aqua, and styles include classic slip-ons, double-fringed and two-toned booties, all with decorative embroidery and thoughtful, comfy details. Her signature rib cage motif adorns shoe shafts and earrings. Look for the gorgeous stitching on her jeans and denim shorts.

Ethic-Chic

Manimal is sweatshop-free. Moccasins are crafted from organic suede and nylon-based suede alternatives, with scraps being put to creative use in her colorful ribcage earrings. All jeans are made from organic denim.

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Lilikoi

April 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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Lilikoi believes strongly in a hand-made revolution and in the pleasure of creating and owning well made, beautiful, ethical fashion items.

Lilikoi is striving for a sustainable future and has brought this commitment to the environment into their design work. All Lilikoi clothing and accessories are made from sustainable fabrics such as bamboo, organic cotton, hemp and recycled fibers.

The Essentials

Lilikoi believes strongly in a hand-made revolution and in the pleasure of creating and owning well made, beautiful, ethical fashion items.

Lilikoi is striving for a sustainable future and has brought this commitment to the environment into their design work. All Lilikoi clothing and accessories are made from sustainable fabrics such as bamboo, organic cotton, hemp and recycled fibers.

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Kitty Cooper

April 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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Watch out shoe addicts: Kitty Cooper’s amazing nouvelle vague collection is coming your way! Using vintage fabrics like rich brocade curtains, she creates quirky yet glamorous shoes such as Dina, a soft grey Tuscan nubuck shoe with a 1920s fuchsia grosgrain silk heel, or Tamara, a high-sheen Italian leather shoe with 1950s pin-prick polkadot fabric toe and heel.

Ethic-Chic

Kitty Cooper produces small runs of each style, allowing clients to choose their own vintage fabric from the collection. She believes that using leather, a by-product of the food industry, is more ethical than using leather alternatives that harm the environment. Her vegetable tanned leathers are free from man-made chemicals. All components are sourced and manufactured in the UK.

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Keds Green Label

April 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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The iconic blue and white label goes green. Classic casual shoe brand, Keds, jumped into the mix in 2009 with the new Green Label. The sneaks look an awful lot like what you wore in school, but why ruin a good thing? From basic low-top lace-ups to velvet slip-ons, the styles are timeless.

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Watching a triple bottom line, the shoes feature authentic eco credentials like organic cotton, recycled cushioning, laces, and soles, non-toxic inks and dyes, as well as partnerships with organizations like Arbor Day to give back portions of proceeds to environmental causes.

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Hetty Rose

April 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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Vibrant colors, one-of-a-kind patterns. Every Hetty Rose shoe is hand-crafted from exquisite vintage Japanese kimono fabrics. UK-based designer Henrietta Rose Samuels offers classic bespoke services, allowing you to choose from her incredible fabric finds and feminine styles, like sexy slingbacks and glamorous mules, to give you a truly unique work of art.

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Hetty Rose creatively reuses and reworks vintage materials. Every shoe upper is constructed from these lush antique fabrics and eco-sensitive vegetable tanned leather.

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For Your Earth

April 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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FYE (For Your Earth) is an eco-friendly sneaker brand with products made from recycled materials and organic cotton. Emmanuel Cortez, the founder of the France-based brand, has 10 years experience in the shoe industry, so has known what elements of shoe manufacturing have needed improvement to better respect the environment. FYE has also used a new generation of vegetarian and animal free materials, ULTRA-SUEDE, for its winter collection, which is made from 100% recycled materials but as tough as leather.

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FYE is not only the new, trendy brand, but it fully respects the environment and mankind. The shoe soles are made with 50% of recycled shoes, and the upper portion is made either from recycled polyester (plastic bottles) or organic cotton (GOTS certified). Also, FYE offsets its CO2 emissions through a partnership with Planète Urgence; for every one FYE shoe, one tree is planted. FYE invest 5% of the shoe price to improve the work conditions.

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