Saye: The Brand for Vegan Shoes, Clothes and Accessories

Saye: The Brand for Vegan Shoes, Clothes and Accessories

Based in Europe, Saye is a sustainable footwear and clothing brand aspiring to create European, recycled products for the sake of the people, and the planet. With most of their products manufactured within Europe and sustainable practices developed worldwide, Saye backs their company with the best, most ethical practices currently available.

The brand is known for creating trendy, high-quality sneakers of sustainable, recycled, and some vegan leather. Their product materials range from environmentally certified genuine leather, to recycled insoles made from post-consumer foam, to certified organic cotton laces and structural components developed from recovered woodchips and recycled plastics.

SAYE's goal is to serve you with cool sneakers and clothing you’ll want to wear for years, while continuing to: zero waste. Become a zero-waste brand by using bio-based and recycled materials. Fair Factories Fight for fair work conditions, producing only in certified factories. environmentally friendly Fight against deforestation and empower local communities, planting 2 trees for each sale of sneakers.

The Vegan sneaker collection features the Modelo ’89 style with an entirely vegan faux-leather upper. The interior lining is made of 100% recycled plastic, from post-consumer single use plastics like plastic water bottles. They offer a variety of colors to suit any style, from the Colores collection to the basic white and black options.

Beyond footwear, Saye offers sustainable clothing and accessories available on their site to add to your ethical closet. These options include a few T-shirts and sweatshirts, and accessories like socks, tote bags and ballcaps.

Beige Cap - SAYE

Their unisex clothing is developed from 100% certified organic cotton – a much more sustainable alternative to conventional cotton. Their manufacturing processes reduce their water consumption by 40%, and save energy with low-carbon emitting dying strategies. Saye’s use of natural dyes also improve the comfort of their products, as well as make them hypoallergenic and increase the garment lifespan.

They state in each of their product descriptions that each purchase helps them to reach their goal of becoming a zero-waste company, and supports only certified ethical working conditions in manufacturing. Saye’s mission is clear on their website; they continuously aim to do better for people and the planet!

Modelo 89' Vegan Mango - UPPER Corn vegan leather: 29% cotton coated with 71% bio-based PU. Mango vegan leather: 76% recycled discarded mangoes, 14% polyester, 10% PU. LINING 100% bamboo. REMOVABLE INSOLE 60% recycled thermoplastics recovered from the automotive factories, 40% PU foam and 100% organic cotton cover. OUTSOLE 30% natural and 70% synthetic rubber mix. LACES Certified organic cotton. REINFORCEMENTS 65% recycled thermoplastics, 35% wood chips recovered from the carpintery industry. PACKAGING Recycled box and paper / plastic free & fully biodegradable bag.

All Saye products are designed in Spain, and mostly manufactured nearby in Portugal, with some accessories produced in Italy and India. The brand is completely transparent regarding their manufacturing processes, shown by their decriptive outlining of factory standards and ethics, including fair wages and work hours. They also showcase the origins of each of their sustainable materials, from their ingredients and how they are sourced, to the impact that each respective product has on the environment.

Saye even partners with indigenous and small farm families in India and Zambia to contribute to reforestation, by planting two new trees for every pair of sneakers sold! Over time, this has allowed Saye to trap 2363 tons of carbon dioxide per year with the 112,726 trees planted in Zambia alone.

Considering their clear dedication to impeccable brand sustainability and ethics, Saye is an amazing brand to support by purchasing stylish, high-quality sneakers and accessories! Their gender neutral pieces are timeless, and can play a part in any wardrobe.

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