Welcome to the new regime. A world filled with manufacturers that listen to a conscious. One such manufacturer is Terra Plana (TP) and they are my new favourite footwear label.
TP espouses eco-friendly and socially responsible designer footwear. The designs are mostly casual in nature. You can see yourself wearing them while sipping on Kopi Luwak from a company that preserves the natural habitat of the Palm Civit.
This model is called Old Street and you can do the world a favour by purchasing it for US$180.00. You can check out the whole range at http://www.terraplana.com.
But what does eco-friendly really mean for this shoe? Well, it uses a side-stitching construction and therefore requires minimum glue to keep it together. Some of the materials used to make the shoe have been recycled. It could be anything the stitching to the rubber soles. The materials sourced for the shoes are from local suppliers which cuts down on transportation emissions and energy consumption. The shoes are particularly light, so they use less energy when shipping directly to your feet.
The boots pictured above are part of the Vivo Barefoot collection that sports a Kevlar protected, paper-thin flexible sole. Why? I'll tell you in another post. You'll be hearing more about Terra Plana!
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