Made in Italy Ecological Shoes realized with environmentally friendly alternative to leather materials. All shoes made with vegetable or natural materials, whether to call them Ecological, Eco sustainable, Vegan or natural shoes, are created with carefully selected components and raw materials. These must be certified organic and conceived for a low environmental impact production.
Vegan Shoes Made in Italy
From the yarns produced in natural fibers to reinforce padding and laces, to the alternative leather uppers, including soles and adhesives, cruelty-free footwear must respect the ethical-fashion spirit of animal-free products.
Cristian Copponi shoe factory is located in Corridonia, in the center of the footwear and leather district of the provinces of Fermo and Macerata, the best Italian production site for men’s and women’s handmade footwear.
Many of the most commonly used materials of animal origin can be replaced by natural fabrics, cork, natural rubber, hemp, jute and linen, but also by some synthetic fibers born from waste recycling studies, such as textile scraps, Newlife, Econyl or low environmental impact materials, e.g. eco-microfiber, alcantara and softan.
Eco shoes can also be made in sustainable, biodegradable recycled materials such as polyester yarn obtained from PET.
Synthetic, alternative leather materials, like artificial leather, are similar in appearance and feel to real leather and offer excellent physical characteristics both in terms of workmanship and resistance over time.
Thanks to its characteristics, artificial leather can be used in shoe linings and uppers: tassels, laminates, glitter and embossed leather are employed in the realization of all kinds of design and footwear, from classic to fashion or sport shoes.
Vegan Shoes
A 100% Vegan shoe must also certify, through a special label, the absence of animal derived materials in the packaging of the shoe.
Vegan leather, also called vegetable leather or imitation leather, is a synthetic product. Unlike genuine leather, it is made from raw materials of vegetable origin processed with substances of synthetic origin. Vegan leathers are innovative, easily workable and durable materials. ?
- Micronappa
- Microsuede
- Hemp
- Cotton (la pelle vegana dà origine alla canapa/cotone/legno/caucciu? Correggere testo in italiano)
- Fabrics
- Natural Rubber
- Rubber
- Wood
- Cork
Vegan leather can be made from:
- AppleSkin – vegetable leather made from apples.
- Fruitleather – vegetable leather made from mango.
- Ligneah – vegetable leather made from wood fibers.
- Malai – vegetable leather obtained from coconut water.
- Mylo and Muskin – vegetable leather obtained from mushrooms.
- Piñatex – vegetable leather made from pineapple leaves.
- Rinnova – vegetable leather made from wheat.
- Vegea – vegetable leather obtained from grape marc.