Veja - V-12 Chromefree Leather Shoes | Aqua Paros

The bovine ChromeFree leather is smooth and light. Coming from farms located in the south of Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), it undergoes an innovative tanning process where no chrome, heavy metals or dangerous acids are involved. By simplifying the tanning process, the use of chemicals and energy is limited, the use of water is reduced by about 40% and the use of salt by 80%. After tanning, the water is recyclable. ChromeFree leather is used on the entire leather Kids collection.

The suede is made from the underside of bovine leather previously brushed to make it softer and more flexible. It comes from farms in the south of Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). It is tanned in Brazil, respecting the REACH norms. Special attention is paid to water usage during the tanning process. The suede is also coated with water-repellent oils without PFCs (chemical compounds) to protect the sneakers from light rain.

Upper: ChromeFree leather

Panels: ChromeFree leather and vegan suede

Logo V: Water-based screen printing

Insole:  Bio-based E.V.A.* (55% sugar cane), organic cotton (19%) and others (12%)

*Ethylene vinyl acetate

Outsole: Amazonian rubber (31%), mineral silica (31%), synthetic rubber (19%) and others (19%)

Lining: Tech (100% recycled polyester)

Straps: ChromeFree leather

Fair trade USA certified factory

Made in Brazil

About Veja: 

Veja is a French brand of ecological and fair-trade footwear and accessories that was founded in 2004 by Sébastien Kopp and Ghislain Morillion. Born out of a desire for a new kind of fashion, Veja works with cooperatives of small producers and social associations in Brazil and France. Veja started out as a company with a mission: to disobey rules of commerce and prove that a sustainable way of doing business is not in contradiction with making profits. Since then, Veja has made their main focus sneakers: a universal, fashion product of which conventional methods of production has significant social and environmental impacts.