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When we started out, being a vegan shoe company was not a top priority. Our focus was to use eco-friendly materials and lessen our impact on the planet as much as possible. 

Learn how plastic bottles are recycled into everyday products, like SAOLA Shoes. Each pair contains between 3-4 recycled plastic bottles!

Our new Bloom Foam is made from algae, both reducing the need for petroleum-based foams and introducing clean water in to freshwater ecosystems. It's a pretty slick way to build more sustainable sh...

SAOLA's all-new fall line just dropped. Featuring old classics with new twists, and the exciting new sneaker boot styles, we are loving fall's lineup of eco-friendly kicks. We checked in with found...

To say SAOLA Believer, Gemina Garland Lewis, wears many hats, is an understatement. Photographer, filmer, researcher, and National Geographic explorer - Gemina has visited over 30 countries across...

Meet Becky Mendoza, a California-based SAOLA Believer, action-sports attorney, and co-founder of Changing Tides Foundation. 

We committed to donating a portion of all sales to three conservation organizations of your choice. Year numero uno is in the books, and with your help, we donated $2,500 to Save the Turtles non-pr...

Jules Coignard and Raphael Masvinger are a couple of do-good entrepreneurs on a mission. Our SAOLAdventurers are bonded by their mutual passion for the environment and an understanding that more ne...

It was around this time three years ago that I made what many would consider a questionable decision for a 40-year-old father of two. I left my job to start a footwear brand.