A New Trend Is Coming: Eco Shoes
| Today there is an obvious tendency to environmentally-friendly items. The number of “green followers” is growing. And finally the tendency has approached the world of fashion. Among the first retailers to give up using leather and fur were Clarks, Adidas, Nike, Timberland. They made a protest against animals’ murders in Amazon forests. |
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| Later on, such fashion conscious women as Stella McCartney and Natalie Portman supported the idea. They are sure that eco friendly shoes’ wearing doesn’t mean sacrificing style and fashion. As far as Natalie Portman is concerned, in Spring 2008 she even launched her own line of eco friendly shoes. Among other celebrities involved actively in green movement I can list Scarlett Johansson, Brad Pitt, Al Gore, etc. |
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| What is undoubted is that green shoes can be hot, stylish, quality and trendy. Let’s take, for example, OlsenHaus brand that perfectly does without leather. The brand was founded by Elisabeth Olsen, an ex designer for Calvin Klein ? Nine West. I can’t but mentioning about Vivienne Westwood shoes created specially for Melissa brand. By the way, we have recently discussed her wing shoes made of rubber in vivid colors. This collection influenced a lot the world of fashion. So there are all reasons to consider eco shoes a new fashion trend. |
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| Among other brands that manufacture vegan footwear there is Acorn brand that uses natural and earth-friendly materials that are sustainably grown, biodegradable and organic. Acorn is a brand for those who look for maximum comfort. |
 
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| Sergio Rossi has also made his contribution into green movement. In Summer 2009 the designer presented his “Eco Pump”, a heeled pump made of eco friendly materials. It was planned to launch a shoe simultaneously with a world release of Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s documentary film dedicated to environment protection. |
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| As you see, a new tendency is coming. It is a tendency for health, flora and fauna protection, eco culture. |
Who Else Wants to Be Eco-Friendly?
| The style and the fashion have changed lots of times throughout the history. There have been numerous trends and novelties. Now the time of eco-friendly footwear has come. The reason is some materials used for manufacturing of shoes are harmful both for people and nature. Earlier nobody thought of consequences. So now some designers and footwear companies have said stop to this tendency and launched eco-friendly lines.
In search of details which could make footwear completely harmless, designers have found out something interesting. For example, it’s turned out to be possible to use the coco as a durable and smart substitute to eco-unfriendly materials. The thing is that the coco shell can be used for making buttons and snap fastener of any shape. These and other researches were actively supported and used by companies Acorn and Rocket Dog. Acorn has a tendency to use natural and earth-friendly materials that are sustainably grown, biodegradable and organic. In the result everybody can enjoy such lines as Animal-Friendly Footwear and Earth-Friendly Slippers. Almost all the footwear by Acorn is made of harmless materials and fabrics. It uses natural rubber and a glue basis as well. |
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| Acorn Cami Ballet
This ballet by Acorn features uppers of soft waterproof Lite leather. Lite eco-friendly leather is manufactured with earth-friendly processes which minimize the ecological footprint and reduce CO2 emissions. It is unlined for relaxed comfort, and has an insole lined in ultra soft sport mesh that wicks moisture. |
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| Acorn Colette
Take a look at this slipper that features rich luxurious nubuck leather uppers, fully lined in soft leather for relaxed comfort, a comfort cushion insole heel to toe with perfed and padded arch support, and a non-slip waterproof outsole for indoor and outdoor wear. Rocket Dog is one more brand dedicated to using only natural and harmless materials. |
 Rocket Dog Finalist  Rocket Dog Caymen |
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These shoes are created for versatile and active lifestyle. Feel comfort, durability and quality in the footwear by Rocket Dog. |
