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ALMASI black vegan apple leather boots

$200.00 $425.00

Size | 5.5

ALMASI black vegan apple leather boots

$200.00

Size

5.5

  • Product Description

      Translating to ‘diamond’ in Swahili, the Almasi boot takes inspiration from the diamond’s clean lines and geometry. Available in both vegan and genuine leather options, this boot is super sleek with a pointed almond-shaped toe, and a covered heel with diamond inspired stitch detailing.

      The custom designed zipper pull, also shaped like a diamond, is entirely handcrafted by fair trade artisans in Kenya. Proceeds from the sales of this boot and of all of our styles made with our Kenyan hardware go directly towards new initiative The Better Scholarship a training and education program for low income students in Kenya.

      • Apple Leather vegan upper
      • Vegan lining made from renewable plant-based resources
      • 85mm heel height
      • Regenerated rubber sole
      • Custom fair trade artisan made gold diamond-shaped zipper pull
      • YKK metal back zipper
      • Covered Apple Leather heel with geometric stitching detail
      • Handcrafted in Italy with luxe Italian vegan materials 
  • Size Conversion Chart

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  • Complimentary Shipping, Returns, and Exchanges

    • We offer complimentary ground shipping, returns, and exchanges on all domestic orders. Find more about our policies as outlined here.

      CUSTOMER SERVICE

      Have questions about fit, sizing, color, comfort, or simply a general inquiry? Please email founders@sylvennewyork.com with any customer service related questions and we will do our best to get back to you within 1-2 days.

      Thank you for choosing Sylven New York! Your interest in our product means the world to us.

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  • Materials and Components

    • Plant-based, bio-based, renewable, recycled,
      and organic vegan materials and components.

      Each of our shoes averages between 60 and 100 individual pieces - and that's for a single shoe, not even per pair! So when we talk about sustainable materials and components, we are looking to reinvent our shoes from the inside out. Below we highlight just some of the main materials and components we use in our collections.

      Apple Leather - from Organic Apple Waste

      Apple Leather is a bio-based leather alternative made using organic apple waste originating in Tyrol, a town nestled at the base of the Italian Alps. Tyrol is the largest supplier of organic apples in Europe and every year is faced with a significant amount of waste. The cores and skins of the apple waste are taken and transformed into a pulp, which is then bound to a fabric for structure. The result is a ‘leather’ imitative material that structurally holds many of the same properties as a traditional animal leather while remaining completely animal-free.

      SHOP APPLE LEATHER

      Vegan Linings - Bio-Based from Wheat and Barley Byproduct

      Linings aren't always seen as the most exciting component of the shoe, but they are one of the most important! As the first point of contact with the skin, the material must be breathable, able to wick away moisture, and should be soft to the touch. While leather naturally is a great candidate for the properties needed for linings, the trick for finding a non-virgin plastic vegan option proved difficult until we sourced this groundbreaking material. Made from natural, renewable resources, polyols, or plant-based molecules, are taken from corn, grain, and seeds to comprise a non-petroleum and performance based leather alternative.

      SHOP ECO VEGAN

      Coconut Husk Insoles

      Highly renewable, and naturally antimicrobial, coconut husks are a fantastic natural resource that can be used to create a completely natural and chemical free insole. The coconut husk fibers are also great for insulating both hot and cold temperatures, and remain breathable while also being durable.

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      Vegan Nappa - 100% Recycled

      Our Vegan Nappa is made from 100% recycled fibers. While standard vegan leathers are typically made using virgin plastics coupled with harmful chemical processes, our Vegan Nappa is made without any virgin plastics and using a water-based manufacturing process. Contrary to its name, this water-based process still uses 95% less water than the standard chemical process. Energy consumption is also reduced in this process by roughly 55%.

      SHOP ECO VEGAN

      Recycled Soles - from Closed-Loop Recycled Rubber

      Our Italian sole factory makes their standard rubber soles by cutting multiple pieces from large sheets of rubber. This creates a large amount of "off-cut" waste, resulting from the irregular shape of each sole. This waste is then melted down and reused to create the regenerated rubber soles you see here. Rubber soles also allow for excellent traction and have natural non-slip properties.

      Recycled Heels - from Closed-Loop Recycled Plastic

      We all know that plastic is one of the enemies of the sustainable world - but it has long been used in shoe production because of its strength. Supporting the weight of the full body and taking the majority of the impact, heels are structurally one of the most important parts of the shoe. While certain woods and natural materials can be used, there are height and width limitations. Our heel factories use a closed-loop- system.

      Closed-loop Recycled Shoe Lasts

      Shoe lasts are the foot-shaped form a factory uses to mold and construct a shoe. They determine the fit and shape of each shoe, and a separate last must be used for each different size and style of shoe that is manufactured. Typically made with plastics that are durable enough to withstand the shoemaking process, our factories utilize a closed-loop system of last creation. This means that after one of our lasts has been used in production, it’s melted down to be reformed into a new last, a continual process that recycles old materials and avoids the introduction of virgin plastics.