Fashion label Hugo Boss is about to launch its first line of vegan footwear — a collection of sneakers for men crafted from pineapple leaf fiber.
The new product line was created in response to the rapidly growing consumer demand for more sustainable and cruelty-free fashion.
Piñatex is an innovative, sustainable and 100% cruelty-free material that makes a splendid substitute for leather. The leaves used to manufacture it are by-products from harvested pineapples, and therefore don’t need any extra resources to grow. Sourced from the Philippines, this progressive material is creating extra income for local farmers.
Designed by Dr. Carmen Hijosa over the course of seven years, Piñatex is an ideal material for footwear, accessories, clothing, indoor furniture or even automobile upholstery.
Hugo Boss describe the pineapple-leather shoes as “bold steps forward for responsible design,” with every pair of shoes featuring soles crafted from recycled TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane), a 50/50 cotton and linen lining, and organic cotton shoelaces. Even the four different colored dyes are plant-based.
Not only is pineapple leather much easier on the environment and kinder to animals, it is also cheaper than animal leather, selling at between $5 to $15 per square meter.
This forward-thinking fashion label continues to advance towards a more peaceful, cruelty-free future, having already discontinued the use of fur in 2016.
With over one billion animals killed for the leather industry each year, it is promising to see these environmentally friendly, cruelty-free products finding their way onto the retail market.
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Wonderful!
CONGRATULATIONS, HUGO BOSS!!!??????????????TIME TO GO FORWARD AND TRY NEW MATERIALS!!!I AM SURE THE ANANAS LEAVES MAKE WONDERFULL PRODUCTS!!!??????????????
great. Thank you.
Super interesting. Love anything that tries to avoid plastic 🙂
this is really great. all for anything that saves animals.
No cow, no sheep, no goat no pig has ever been slaughtered for its hide or skin. Their hides or skins are residues of meat production and their recycling into leather is a virtuous activity of avoidance of waste. Leather making is one of the oldest activities that can claim to promote the circular economy.
Ever? You must be extremely ignorant if you believe what you’re saying.
Dear Michelle, “ever” is not to be taken literally, of course. But it is certainly the case in Europe and most developed economies and in the vast majority of countries. The value of hides or skins of cattle, sheep and goats represent a tiny fraction of the value of the slaughter animal, typically less than 9% for cattle and less than 5% for sheep or goats. Pigskins are seldom recovered in Europe but still valorized in certain Asian countries. Historically, and still in certain countries, the peasant bringing his livestock to a butcher for recovering the meat paid/s for the slaughter service with the offal (head, hide/skin, hoofs, etc.), meaning that these animal residues had no value for him (although they have value for society). Slaughtering a cattle, a sheep, a goat or a pig for its hide or skin would be as immoral as not recycling into leather the hide or skin of that same animal having been slaughtered for the production of meat.
What an exciting way to provide shoes that not only don’t involve cruelty, but use materials that otherwise would be tossed out. If ever I saw a win-win situation, this is it. I just hope there are enough pineapple leaves to make it a viable business.
I am very excited to hear about this and more excited to be able to see this line of shoes for myself.
This is great news, Gives me some hope that one day animals won’t have to suffer at least for the leather, maybe the make up and others will follow along and find different ways than hurting animals.Thank You Hugo Boss it’s a great thing you are doing here
Pinatex itself in its Press Kit expressly indicates that the material is not “leather”. Pinatex is a textile material and describing it as leather is wrong, misleading and illegal in a number of countries in the EU and elsewhere. Please note also that leather is made from the hides and skins of animals that are slaughtered for the production of meat. Leather is the result of recycling. Hugo Boss does not withdraw from the use of high quality and responsibly produced leather.
I am very happy to see ketela finally being challenged for their sick abuse lets just hope it happens .and that rest of india are made to follow suit and chsrged if they do not get little suman returned to her family now as evil sick man beating this baby dauly she cringes when he comes near sick vike piece of scum destroying this poor girls love of life i really hope this sick bastard gets jjailed or worse he is an abusing piece of shit non human vetmin
Hugo Boss was THE nazi designer for SS clothes … ? how can you talk about his new collection, even if it’s in pineapple leather ? in 1944 it should be in Jewish leather perhaps ? you make me vomit …
Impressive
Stunning idea
Gr8 work Hugo Boss. Keep up the good work.
EXCELLENT — THANK YOU HUGO BOSS! — keep up your great work — manufacturing other items — great for the pineapple business — great for our natural environment — wonderful for our animals who need not die anymore, who need not suffer anymore — finally, they’re allowed to live their normal lives. — THANK YOU HUGO BOSS!
AWESOME IDEA BUT WHAT ABOUT NOW MAKING WOMENS SHOES
AMAZING!!!!!!
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