At a factory making leather for shoes, 30% of a cow’s hide–and sometimes more–can end up as scraps on the floor, in pieces too small or blemished to be used. Instead of sending the scraps to landfill, ...

Founders Ariel Nelson and Lane Gerson (Photo: Jack Erwin). But there is one area that has not seen many buzzy, new retail brands emerge: footwear. Sure, sneakers have been a footwear behemoth for ...

Look, just as people can get a cheeseburger anywhere, anyone can make a “heritage style” boot. But crafting a transcendent boot with decades of actual heritage behind it, that’s something else ...

“I’ll be right out,” I hear muffled somewhere nearby, then echoed through my phone. A door creaks open and I turn around to see Andrew McAteer emerging from basement stairs below to greet me on a ...

In the fashion world, pricey footwear is usually associated with women, but the most expensive leather shoes in the world are actually made for men. Now, while females may have a vast array of design ...

Demand for vegan shoes—manufactured without the use of animal-based fibers or materials—is on the rise. The market for synthetic leather, in particular, is expected to grow to $78.5 billion by 2025.

As the fashion world looks for alternatives to plastic and leather, mycelium is rising to the top of the material supply chain. Derived from fungi, including mushrooms, mycelium is actually the ...

Adidas announced a new Stan Smith sneaker made from a mushroom-based material. The brand developed the material, called Mylo, in partnership with biotech company Bolt Threads. The leather alternative ...