最終更新日：May 14, 2020

What is sustainable shoes? The future of sustainable fashion, not just clothes

Recently, in the apparel industry, fashion that uses sustainable materials that are friendly to the global environment is often attracting attention.す。

This time, we will introduce sustainable shoes that are made with consideration for environmental issues.ご紹介。

I hope this will be an opportunity for you to learn more about the cool craftsmanship that the apparel industry is working on for the environment, not only for clothes, but also for a wide range of other things.ます。

What is sustainable fashion?？

地球環境に配慮したサスティナブルファッション

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『Sustainable fashion refers to making items using the latest recycling technology and not relying on natural materials, which are one of the limited resources.指します。

The apparel industry is an industry that has a strong impact on global environmental pollution, and mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal are contributing to global warming.なっています。

「Read more about sustainability in the article below.ます。
https://www.rasical.com/blogs/sustainable/what-is-sustainable

The number of sustainable apparel brands is increasing

増加するサスティナブルファッションブランド

source：https://www.highsnobiety.com/

In recent years, with the growing awareness of environmental issues, many brands and designers are striving to create sustainable items with the aim of creating sustainable fashion.います。

In the 2010s, cheap and mass-produced fast fashion was the mainstream.From now on in the 2020s, the shift to eco-friendly sustainable fashion is about to change the entire industry and our lives.うとしています。

Sustainable feet and eco-friendly shoes代。

オールバーズのサスティナブルシューズ

source：https://thegreenhubonline.com/

Various fashion brands are making efforts to consider nature and the global environment, but shoe brands are also attracting attention for making sustainable items.ます。

「There is a saying that fashion starts from the feet, but I want to think about the environment and society because the shoes are worn every day.のです。

Materials for sustainable shoes

サスティナブルシューズの素材

source：https://www.smartgreenpost.com/

Here we introduce the materials from which sustainable shoes are made.します。

merino wool wool毛）
tree tree木）
sugar caneビ）
PET bottles
castor oil

merino wool

メリノウールに使われる羊

source：https://ja.wikipedia.org

Merino wool, which is much finer than human hair, has excellent breathability and temperature control functions, and is also characterized by a gentle touch.です。

And it is said that making shoes from sheep, which can make use of natural materials, can reduce energy consumption by 60% compared to conventional synthetic materials.す。

tree

サスティナブル素材になるユーカリの木

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For sustainable shoes, we use tencel lyocell, the fiber of the eucalyptus tree, to spin the yarn that is the source of the fabric and use it as a material for the shoes.ています。

The eucalyptus wood material has the advantage of being silky smooth and airy.す。

sugar

サトウキビもサスティナブル素材になる

source：https://www.freepik.es/

A fiber called sweet foam made from sugar cane is also used as a material for shoes.います。

It can be said that using sugarcane for manufacturing, which grows quickly, is easy to regenerate, and also has the function of absorbing CO2, is extremely sustainable.ます。

PET bottles

ペットボトルもリサイクルして靴の素材になる

source：https://www.packagingstrategies.com/

Waste PET bottles that can be reused as new sustainable materials for clothing are recycled into two shoelaces per bottle.す。

Allbirds sustainable shoes you can actually buyズ。

オールバーズのサスティナブルシューズ

source：https://allbirds.jp/

Allbirds shoes have become a hot topic not only for their sustainable production background, but also for their excellent design and functionality.ます。

These Allbirds products have been praised by Time magazine as the most comfortable shoes in the world. They also have a service that allows you to try out sustainable shoes for 30 days, so please check it out.てください。