Hey..er..uhmm..hi readers.
Been a while you say? Yes, I know. 'Bout a month almost. But let's bypass this awkward conversation and skip to the good stuff!
SHOOOEEESSS!!!!!
Simple Shoes, to be exact.
I can't begin to tell you how excited I am that I finally get to share these fly hunnies with you. They are probably the most comfortable, functional, coolest, and SUSTAINABLE pair I own. And that's saying something since the aforementioned adjectives accurately describe the majority of my wardrobe.
These are the Satire Flat Elastic Sneakers in greystone (or purple, whatever you want to call it).
Like I said before (in the title of this post, for those of you who missed it) there is nothing satirical about these Simple Shoes. They are all business.
They are made out of recycled post-consumer materials, organic cotton, and recycled car tires.
They are muy eco-friendly.
Simple Shoes don't mess around when it comes to respecting the environment and human rights.
Clean production, ethical treatment of workers in the supply chain, and high quality organic/recycled materials are the cornerstones of this business.
I stumbled across these in Nordstrom some time ago.
After 60+ minutes of wandering back and forth between different displays of sneakers, I narrowed it down to these and a pair of Onitsuka Tiger sneakers.
I bought both of them, rationalizing the purchase with the immense amount of feet-time both these sneaks would see.
Funnily enough, I found the Simple Shoes to be my favorite. The Tigers are in a dark, back corner of my closet, all shriveled up and dusty (if anyone wants them...).
I highly recommend them.
I'm going to take this golden opportunity to educate you once again, on the importance of buying products such as Simple Shoes.
It's not Simple Shoes that use recycled materials, there are other brands working to be eco-friendly as well.
It's good to take a peek at the materials used to create a product that you buy. Why not? If this is something you're going to be wearing on a daily basis wouldn't you want safe, healthy, and helpful materials on your body? Uhh, chyah..
As the good people at Simple Shoes would say,
"HOW we make our shoes is just as important as WHY we make them."
(I really like quoting companies' mission statements, in case you haven't noticed lately)
So, keep that in mind next time you're perusing around the neighborhood shoe store. It's easy to find eco-friendly products if you know what to look for: recycled and/or organic is a great indicator of such.
It's really quite Simple.
Oh, and shout out to my brother Kevin
for trekking out in the drizzling rain so I could sit under a tree for twenty minutes and take pictures of dirty shoes. You da best.
Peace, Love, and Simple Shoes!<3
