1981 - Green Vegan Organic Washed Canvas
The world’s first plastic-free, vegan trainer, created in partnership with nature.
Reimagine what is possible in footwear with an ethically-made, plastic-free and animal-friendly construction. Our 1981 organic canvas is washed in a simple process to remove a small amount of the base colour and create a two-tone effect. Woven in Spain from certified farms and dyed using natural plant extracts.
This vegan trainer is a plant-based, sustainable first step towards a world of all-natural footwear.
Uncompromising on style and comfort, our eco-friendly trainer merges classic lines with minimal ecological impact. A green organic upper with matching laces and red natural rubber soles make these 1981 vegan trainers an everyday essential to complete any look.
Every pair of these green sustainable trainers is lovingly handmade in Portugal from organic hemp with natural gum soles, tree fibre stitching and vegan conifer glue.
Our plastic-free rubber soles take a week to pour, bake and cure, resulting in a supple yet hard-wearing microstructure, containing thousands of tiny air bubbles. Combined with our unique Infinite Cloud insoles, this pair of green vegan sneakers provide unrivalled comfort.
So go ahead, challenge every established norm and be plastic-free and vegan from the ground up with a pair of WAES game-changing green organic trainers.
- 100% plastic-free green vegan trainers
- Green organic hemp vegan cotton
- Tree fibre stitching
- Vegan conifer glue
- Green laces
- 100% plant-based (plus some steel eyelets)
- Infinite Cloud latex insole for mind-blowing comfort
- Handmade in Portugal
- Compostable at the end of life
- Promotes natural foot movement
- Premium design without the ecological price-tag
- Each shoe plants a mangrove with SeaTrees
Our mission is to make your journey to sustainability effortless, and by working in partnership with nature, we create footwear in 100% natural and compostable materials.
Join us in changing the way shoe manufacturing is considered. Built from the sole up with its impact on our planet as our primary focus, this is a step in a positive direction.
- Upper: 100% Organic Canvas
- Sole: 100% Natural Lactae Hevea Rubber
- Insole: Lactae Hevea
- Box: FSC Certified Pine
Why WAES?
Our 100% biodegradable, eco-friendly trainers use only the highest-quality natural materials, which put people and the environment first. Every pair of WAES ethical footwear is a plastic-free, no compromise product. Using only sustainable materials and natural organic processes which prioritises the environment above profit.
100% Compostable
Once their repairable life is over, our compostable shoes break down into organic materials in ordinary composting, but only long after they have served a long and useful life which outstrips most footwear.
100% Natural Rubber Outsole
Our unique natural production process uses hand-poured rubber, which is cured for a week, and creates an alveolar microstructure of tiny networked air bubbles for unrivalled comfort and 100% sustainable trainers.
100% Plastic Free
Our eco shoes and trainers contain zero plastic, from the factory to your door, and including the packaging. We only use planet-friendly materials and natural organic processes which prioritise sustainability.
Size guide
If you are a half size, please go up a size.
| EU | CM | UK Men | UK Women | US Women | US Men | Youth |
| 35 | 22.5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 36 | 23.2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 23.8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 38 | 24.5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 25.2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| 40 | 25.8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| 41 | 26.5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| 42 | 27.2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
| 43 | 27.8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 44 | 28.5 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 45 | 29.1 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 46 | 29.8 | 12 | 13 |