By Helen Morgan / Source: Ecouterre

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Brown’s aesthetic draws from her time in Japan, where she lived and worked for 10 years. When Brown sat down with Fletcher to outline the brand’s core tenets, however, the concept of “reverence for life” rose to the fore.

“This respect for life is extended to three spheres,” Brown tells Ecouterre. “Human: working conditions, fair labor practices, foot health, and shoe comfort for wearers; animal: no materials derived from animal products; environment: minimum use of hazardous substances and non-renewable resources, low energy- and water-consuming materials and processes, and minimum waste production.”

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