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The career of… Alice Duarte, shoemaker at Veja

The shoemaking trade is not dead. On the contrary: it is very much alive, Alice Duarte, shoemaker at Veja, shares in an interview with FashionUnited about her job. She has an impressive resume: she learned the craft of shoe repair at a vocational school in France and rose to become a shoemaker for luxury fashion brands Louboutin and Chanel. Now...

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Veja appoints new global commercial director

Enrico Pasi has been named the new global commercial director of Paris-based footwear brand Veja, a role he has held since September. Pasi announced the news in a post on his LinkedIn profile. Pasi has extensive experience in the footwear industry. He previously worked as global commercial director for footwear brand Autry International from...

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Veja opens its first London store

French sustainable trainer brand Veja has opened its first store in London in the centre of Seven Dials. Located at 45 Monmouth Street, between Covent Garden and Soho, the 1,475 square foot store offers the brand's range of footwear alongside an in-store cobbler station for repairs and cleaning of sneakers and shoes from any brand. Veja...

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Veja opens first in-house store cobbler in the US

French sustainable trainer brand Veja is opening its second location in New York City in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, today, April 9, featuring its first in-house cobbler in the US. Veja Brooklyn store Credits: Veja The new 2,300 square-foot space features original brick walls, concrete floors and wooden ceilings with wooden benches and plaster...

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Veja opens a repair shop in Paris

French sustainable trainer brand Veja has opened its first standalone sneaker “repair temple” in Paris. Known as the ‘General Store,’ the repair shop is located at 11 Rue de Marseille and offers cobbler and tailoring services to fix and extend the life of sneakers and clothing for any brand. Designed to act as a hub of sustainability, the store...

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Veja partners with marine conservation organization

To celebrate and raise awareness of the work by Sea Shepherd, the non-profit organization of marine conservationists who protect wildlife, combat illegal fishing and whaling, and organize the cleanup of debris from beaches and oceans, Veja has launched a custom edition of their Dekkan style featuring the Sea Shepherd logo. A Sea Shepherd ship....

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Veja x Marni collaboration in store on Friday

Sustainable sneaker brand, Veja, has collaborated with the luxury Italian fashion house, Marni, who has always been known for its playful approach to design. A pair of styles—the Veja V-10 low-top and V-15 high-top—will feature colorful, DIY-inspired scribble motifs to celebrate individuality and reemphasize Marni’s unorthodox approach to...

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Veja and Rick Owens release fifth collaboration

Veja and Rick Owens have released their fifth collaboration together. The collection, which is sustainably made, will be the last collaboration between the two brands. The collection contains two new styles, the Performance Runner Style and Hiking Style. The shoes are made from vegan leather, organic cotton and recycled polyester. The...

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Veja opens store in former military barracks in Bordeaux

French footwear brand Veja has opened its latest store in a former military barracks in Bordeaux. The barracks, called Darwin, have been transformed into a hybrid space bringing together 50 associations and 200 companies. Veja x Darwin will act as the brands “store of the future”, where it will showcase never launched prototypes, sneakers with...

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Veja opens first U.S. flagship in New York City

Veja has landed in the U.S. The Parisian sneaker brand has opened its first-ever permanent brick-and-mortar location in the country, a flagship store in New York City. "We thought it was the right time to open our first stateside store so we can display the whole collection," the brand's co-founder Sébastien Kopp explained to FashionUnited. "It’...

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2019 Recap: our best interviews

FashionUnited had the pleasure of interviewing a number of fashion CEOs, C-suite executives, activists, academics and designers in 2019. As the year draws to a close, we’re looking back at the most insightful interviews we have published this year. Enjoy! “We run algorithms through the entire company. We basically use machines for everything...

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Rick Owens and Veja team up for sustainable sneakers

American fashion designer Rick Owens and French footwear brand Veja have joined forces to launch a sustainable-focused running sneaker. Designed by both studios, the collaboration brings together the innovative technologies from the Veja Running project and Rick Owens’ trademark attitude, with the sneakers available in butter-beige, black and...