We have had a few emails asking us about this new 100% recycled suede we are using for our AW’10 collection, so we thought it would be an idea to post info here…

Our newest excitement is an amazing new Italian manufactured Dinamica® recycled microfibre suede.  This ecological soft faux suede is made with 100%recycled plastic bottles (Fast Fact  *in 1 yard of suede there is an equivalent of 20 plastic bottles*).  Therefore reducing CO2 emissions into the air by 60%, compared to the regular process of making polyester from petroleum.  It also is super durable, easy to clean and oh yeah- looks amazing!!  Currently our vegan shoes are the first on the UK market to be made from this eco-friendly fabric which is used by Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover as car interiors.

There are many benefits from using this material such as this:

• Recycling post-consumer & industry waste

• Minimising carbon emissions – using non-leather & non-toxic material

• Less water usage to produce

• Longer lasting & more durable

Plus….Dinamica soft faux suede is available in a beautiful array of colours, as you can see – from deep ruby red to classic black and subtle elephant grey – which make for beautiful vegetarian shoes!

We try to be up to date on the newest advancements in fabric technologies but please feel free to send us a line if you discover any amazing new fabric technologies we may have missed, as it’s hard to keep up to date with new fabric developments!

The sun is out and is once again beaming its rays on the hub of Beyond Skin.   The office here is excitingly hectic with stacks of the new 2010 Autumn/Winter collection piled up to the ceiling-which makes navigating to our desks a bit of a maze-like adventure!   Happy to report, the new collection is unfolding to be perhaps our greatest season yet…with quite a few celebrity requests from the likes of Leona Lewis, Ellen Page and more.

Frustrating we know, but due to how much you all loved the Pixie boot we have nearly sold out, but if you’re still after that perfect boot, we would love to recommend the Ricardo for an everyday boot; or for a boot with a little extra kick check out the Romeo!

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Shoe News…

If you happen to be in the land of oatcakes and bagpipes, check out The Point on the Dunblane high street, where you can see and try on our shoes in the flesh.   If you’re not quite a far up as Scotland, take a gander at our beautiful AW’10 collection in Agatha in Lincoln and Leaf in New Castle upon Tyne. For you ladies the other side of the pond, take a break from devouring one of those amazing Boston Bagels and stop in at Sudo Shoes in Cambridge, MA to see our newest collection.

That’s all for now from not-quite-so-sunny-but-we-still-love-it B.S.H.Q.. We love to hear from you, our fellow shoe-lovers, please send us a line about any of your Beyond Skin related thoughts…