Veja’s ability to blend its eco-friendly approach with high quality design and construction is the key to the brand’s success. The environmentally friendly label is used to appease people who care about the planet and want to make change for the better, yet require footwear that turns heads when you are out in the city. Finding a decent brand with a passion for economic and ecological equality can be tricky, to say the least, but a good place to start is always Veja, a brand that continues to grow from strength to strength.

Veja was created in 2005, the French brand has made it its focus to maintain equality in everything they do. Their footwear is constructed using sustainable, oftentimes vegan materials in inline with the brand’s mission to remain eco-friendly. Unlike a lot of brands, however, Veja doesn’t just stop at the materials that they use, instead, they make it their mission to dig below the surface, tracing the roots of their supply line directly back to their farms in Brazil where they provide fair wages to the local workers.

Models such as the Campo, Esplar and Rio Campo offer a crisp look with surprisingly comfortable cushioning. The trainers are versatile, classy and if we haven’t mentioned it enough already, eco-friendly. Check out some of the brand’s offerings below or head to Aphrodite to secure a pair.