I personally will never buy a pair of Worn Again shoes until they stop using Sweatshop
Labour – period.

Besides, Terra Plana is not the only game in town. Yellow Port out of Brazil was making eco-friendly
shoes way before these guys. They’ve got more styles, a better product and a labour force
that isn’t forced to live on site at the manufacturing plant. Celio Caetano (owner) is a hero
in the Brangus region, mainly because he’s helped eradicate child labour in that part of Brazil.

There’s also Fluevogs, which have a few green styles and I’m pretty sure they manufacture out of
an old Bata plant in Poland. (ie. European Labour standards).

In other words, with a little research, a smart consumer can still find an environmentally sensitive
and ethically produced shoe.

http://www.yellowport.ca
http://www.fluevog.com

So don’t hate leather because you think animals are killed for it hate the meat demand itself if that stops then leather costs will go up and alternatives will need to sourced. As of now though companies get hides from facilities at bottom prices and then turn it into a long lasting material.

Is it better to buy shoes that do not last a long time and you have to end up buying five of them over the course of three years or is it better to buy one made out of leather which will last you that amount of time or even longer?

Actually, as I understand it the foot is indeed designed to walk barefoot, it’s just we’ve been conditioned with cushioned soles.

I have a pair of VIVObarefoot shoes/trainers – they are seriously amazing. They are incredibly well manufactured with kevlar soles and side-stiching. The traction has never been a problem and I have never slipped up whilst running in them, and I do use them for everything (unfortunately the somewhat stink now). Also (this is a big one) they are amazingly comfortable – I have really wide and flat feet, these are the only shoes that have EVER fitted me correctly.

I have to admit, it takes about a month to become acclimatised to walking with minimal cushioning, but once you do you may never go back – wearing other shoes after these feels so ‘artificial’.

I am really very irritated about them running out of stock as I would like another pair. Word is that their new range will be coming in around mid-Feb- early March.

the vast majority of people using full-cover shoes walk on constantly very hard surfaces.
the foot is not designed to walk on such surfaces, and to forcefully evolve it to be so is ridiculous.
want a world covered in concrete and asphalt?

if you are outdoors, the shoes are useless because they offer no traction, whereas a good sandal like chaco etc. will perform with amazing results, or you could go barefoot!

if your inside on carpets and wearing the ‘vivabarefoot’ shoes, then you should take your shoes off, because wearing shoes inside is absurd.

all in all, ‘vivabarefoot’ is a silly idea.

what works, are custom-fit insoles, if you are using a full cover shoe.
the crappiest shoe will become incredible if you replace the insole with a custom-fit one.

Thanks very much for all your comments about Terra Plana, I work for Terra Plana in the UK at the head office in London.

As regards to using leather in our shoes, Terra Plana are not a Vegan footwear company, the majority of the leather we use is either recycled or is E-leather. We do have one Vegan Worn Again trainer which can be seen on our website http://www.terraplana.com or on http://www.wornagain.co.uk.

The boots featured above are a few seasons old and regretfully we don’t have any more in stock, I will pass on all your comments to our design and retail teams and maybe we can convince them to bring them back next season!

Thanks again for all your support and I look forward to reading more comments and suggestions.

Thanks again

Rosie x