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New Melissa Shoes Inspired In The Amazon + Brand Opening Store In NYC

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photos: Melissa.com.br. Responsibly produced and vegan, Melissa shoes are also beautiful looking and always innovating, teaming up with designers such as Zaha Hadid, Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano for amazing new models. Their recently launched new collection Amazonista takes a look at colors and textures from the Brazilian forest, which you’ll be able to find soon at a new store in the Soho area in New York City. More inside…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Feelgoodz Flip-Flops An Unwitting Casualty of Gulf Oil Spill

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

While not exactly on the same scale as fishing and tourism taking a huge hit from the Gulf oil spill, Change.org highlights an unwitting and unexpected casualty of it all: Feelgoodz flip-flops. The ethically-sourced, all natural rubber, footwear start-up is sitting on thousands of unsold shoes and may be unable to repay a $50,000 loan that got them started. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Stylish Alpargatas by Pauline In Love Promote The Work Of Recovered Factories

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photos: Courtesy of Pauline in Love. While most people will probably agree in that the work of TOMS shoes is remarkable, some argue that encouraging change in society to avoid poverty in the first place is better than charity. Enter Pauline in Love , a brand from Argentina that pro… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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LED Flip Flops Light Up the Night (Video)

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image courtesy of Teva. New LED flip flops by Teva will light up your life–or the beaten path, at least. Developed by (and for) surfers who need functional footwear to reach the shore for dawn patrol, the “Illūm” flip flops are outfitted with a detachable LED light that, according to WWD , produces a 10-foot beam of light. Unlike Teva’s cute Curbside Col… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The P26. Patagonia Footwear’s Answer to Backpacker’s Zero Impact Challenge

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Logo – Patagonia, Boot – Backpacker Can you make a walking boot with less environmental impact? This is the question Backpacker magazine posed to 60 footwear companies. But only five rallied to their ‘zero impact challenge.’ Patagonia Footwear was one of that handful, and we’ve been following their response to that dare. Details of Patagonia’s boot recently came to light. It is known, rather unevocatively, as the P26. P for Patagonia (doh!), and apparently the human foot has 26 bones, whilst also coverin… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bright Summer Shoes Pair Recycled Car Tires + Vibrant Colors (Photos)

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Courtesy photo. When it comes to footwear aesthetic I love the bright, bold, and beautiful–and sustainable design, of course! New York-based Osborn Design , makers of fair trade shoes made in Guatamala from African Kente cloth, recycled clothing, and handwoven Guatemalan fabrics, has collaborated with fashion label Boxing Kitten , known for their use of vibrant African wax block print fabrics, on a limited-edition shoe for summer–sure to brighten up your toots… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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3 Ways Leather Tanneries are Greening Up Their Process

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Solar farm atop a PrimeAsia Leather Corp. leather tannery in Vietnam. Courtesy photo via WWD . Tanning is an intense chemical process which transforms decomposable rawhide into leather, but not without discharging serious pollution into water; Around 250 chemicals are used in the process , with chromium sulfate being the most dangerous. In Monday’s is… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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