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Make sure that your shoes are dry and clean. They should be stored in a cool environment, and not near a radiator, since the heat will damage the softness of the leather. To preserve the shape of the shoe you may use shoe blocks or some newspaper tissues. When you are ready to use them again, use leather cream for the best protection if they have been stored for a long period of time.

Taking care of your shoes helps extend their lifespan, so you can enjoy your favorites for longer. Following the three-step process—clean, care, and protect—creates a solid foundation for maintenance. Our Shoe Care guide explains how to properly care for various materials and suggests suitable products.

Yes, we offer a range of products for cleaning, protecting, and caring for various materials. You can view the full selection here.

Vagabond shoes are true to size unless the product description specifically states otherwise. We recommend using our size guide, which is also available on the product page.

Not always. Our aim is to offer size 35 and 42 on our most popular models.

We use EU sizing as a standard for our shoes. If you are unsure about your size, we recommend using our size guide.

Most of our shoes are true to size. The fit and feel can be influenced by materials and design. You can find information about the perceived fit on each product page.

Most styles fit true to size. Fitting information and size recommendations are provided directly on the product page for each item.

We work primarily with leathers and it is important to have a close collaboration with our supplying tanneries. Like textiles, wastewater needs to be properly treated before it can be released. We carefully select and work with just a few tanneries and each of them must sign our code of conduct and RSL (restricted substances list) before we start working together. We also frequently visit, and besides social compliance and working environment, wastewater treatment is highest priority. Our suppliers who deliver the quality material we are asking for, either have their own monitored full water treatment set ups and/or are connected to municipal wastewater treatment plants.

We believe it is important to act together with our colleges in the business. Through our memberships in several organizations it is our responsibility to raise questions and push for global and local restrictions and regulations that can really make structural change.

We also use recycled polyester and organic GOTS certified cotton in our shoes. Vagabond shoes are not manufactured to be washed, therefore recycled polyester is a good match – it is during washing where we have the highest risk of micro plastic risk ending up in our oceans. We aim to further develop our designs with cellulose based materials alternative to cotton to further reduce the need for water during the material production.

It is within our everyday mission to find more and more sustainable materials and transport alternatives, to be able to gradually close the loop. In short terms closing the loop means that we can produce, reuse and recycle, aiming in the long run to leave a climate neutral footprint behind. An important part on this journey is to extend the lifecycle of your shoes. We believe that by presenting the best possible products, provide guidance of how to care for them and finally how to recycle – that is the most important thing for both us and you as a consumer to do. Learn more about shoe care, and remember that a good start is to “only buy what you really love”!

The most important thing to do is to make sure that what you buy is being used for as long time as possible. Taking care of your shoes is both making sure they’ll last well while you have them and be good enough to pass on to someone else. The aim is to have as long total lifecycle as possible! Do you have shoes in your wardrobe that are no longer being worn? Look for a recycling initiative near you or donate them to charity.

Our non-animal collection is part of our ambition to keep searching for and trying alternative materials to the conventional leather from a climate point of view. Our present non-animal collection have uppers from synthetic leather, lining from organic GOTS certified cotton, inner sole from cork and different outsoles all from non-animal origin. The glue used in production is also non-animal.

When preparing all leathers, different kinds of minerals and chemicals are used. Most leathers are chrome-tanned to achieve good softness, durability, and colour. However, close to bare skin, chrome tanned leathers may cause skin allergies. Therefore, we have replaced our inner soles with 100% chrome-free tanned leather to avoid any risk. In chrome-free tanning, a mix of vegetable and synthetic substances is used instead.

We publish annual sustainability reports, emphasising our materials, supply chains and more. The latest report can be found on our website under the section Sustainability Reports.

Most of our shoes are produced in Vietnam, in close collaboration with long-term partners. Each product page specifies the factory and country where the item was made.

Yes, most of our styles are made from leather sourced from certified tanneries. We only use leather from animals intended for food production.

Yes, our Non-Animal Collection features popular styles in synthetic leather. Explore the collection here.

We publish annual sustainability reports, emphasising our materials, supply chains and more. The latest report can be found on our website under the section Sustainability Reports.

Most of our shoes are produced in Vietnam, in close collaboration with long-term partners. Each product page specifies the factory and country where the item was made.