Women's Vegan Low Top Sneakers

The COG women's low-top vegan sneaker: with the look and the style!

Putting on your pumps to go and sip a diabolo on a terrace is nice, but taking out your ethical sneakers to have a drink on a rooftop is really classier!

At COG, while we take particular care in the design of our shoes, what we are undoubtedly most proud of in our line of ethical women's sneakers is the values ​​they defend.

Our Winton is guaranteed leather-free and our glues are water-based , free of animal materials, for vegan women's sneakers and labeled PETA APPROVED VEGAN .

What’s more, by supporting cruelty-free fashion, you are also supporting eco-responsible production; we’ll explain why.

Already because our Winton is made of synthetic fibers whose manufacturing has a carbon impact 2 to 20 times less than that generated by leather!

Our materials are OEKO-TEX 100 certified - designed with the preservation of the environment and living beings in mind.

What's more, when choosing the vegan materials that make up our models, recycled materials are favored, like the sole of our Winton, made up of 30% recycled old rubber scraps. The inner lining of our low-top sneaker is made of a durable and anti-abrasive microfiber material, also from the circular economy, in accordance with our eco-responsible design charter.

The Winton, a sneaker with comfort in mind.

The manufacturing ethics and design of our flagship women's model are not the only aspects we put our all into, and when we work on the development of our sneakers, at COG we leave nothing to chance when it comes to their comfort.

As a result, each COG model has benefited from several months - sometimes years - of research to improve the line and shape of the shoe, for sneakers combining a streamlined line and custom comfort.

Our goal: to offer you the best experience with shoes on your feet, and to make you feel truly comfortable in your vegan shoes.

For this, we have chosen an interior coating for the lining and the insole of our tennis shoes, with antiperspirant, anti-odor, hypoallergenic and antibacterial properties, for unparalleled comfort throughout the day.

Ladies, try our Winton and experience for yourself its unrivaled comfort and perfect fit. Try on a pair of COG women's sneakers and you'll love it!

And if your heart leans more towards a sportswear or street look, discover our Raven and Wallace models and their foolproof comfort.

Behind the scenes of our ethical sneakers for women

Have you been told?

In addition to being exclusively vegan , our Winton women's shoes are made from materials made in Spain and Italy, for casual shoes that are 100% Made In Europe !

All our women's vegan sneakers are designed in a small family workshop on a human scale and with multi-generational know-how in the north of Portugal. The workshop employees assemble our sneakers by hand, for optimal quality and resistance.

Each of our visits gives us the pleasure of meeting our partners and working with them to improve our models, getting to know each of the workshop employees better, and ensuring that the manufacturing of our shoes is carried out in good conditions and a secure environment for our partners.

This is also the COG spirit: producing eco-responsible and vegan sneakers, within a structure that values ​​people for an intrinsically ethical and philanthropic brand .

Ethical and responsible women's low-top vegan sneakers

If offering you women's vegan low-top sneakers is our pride, supporting people who work voluntarily for animal welfare is an additional luxury that we want to offer ourselves.

Also, part of the profits from each pair of ethical sneakers sold on the cog-store.com store is donated to associations and shelters involved in animal rescue.

Find out more about our company values ​​and our solidarity ambitions .

Our eco-responsible Winton women's low-top sneaker in brief

At COG, we have given ourselves a mission: to offer eco-designed shoes at an affordable price, stylish, with flawless design, and manufactured with uncompromising ethics, with respect for humans, animals and nature.

For this, we have designed a whole range of models so that everyone can find what they are looking for, and among these, our low-top Winton women's sneakers perfectly play their role as a timeless, all-purpose sneaker.

Featuring all the qualities of a modern sneaker through its production ethics, our small eco-designed tennis shoe for women - also available in women's sizes - will be the elegant and comfortable asset that your ethical wardrobe is missing.

Vegan, philanthropist, eco-responsible , no longer choose between a trendy look and your moral values ​​when choosing your sports shoes.

Discover our Topsy women's low-top sneakers

At COG, our love of life is as strong as our love of fashion. We are proud not to use animal skin as leather, but also to entrust the manufacturing of our shoes to workshops that respect human rights and the well-being of each individual.

Today, our brand goes even further in eco-responsibility with the Topsy model . A designer and comfortable sneaker, made in Europe in family workshops on a human scale, from plant-based and recycled materials. Let yourself be surprised by our vegan, ecological and ethical women's low-top sneaker.

A low-top women's sneaker made from eco-friendly materials

By creating the Topsy, we wanted to offer you the finest vintage in ecological sneakers thanks to the use of recycled wine waste .

To design the outer covering of our low-top vegan women's sneaker, we opted for a faux leather made from grape marc, recycled polyester and water-based polyurethane, made in 7 steps:

Grape harvest

Juice extraction for beverages

Recovery of grape waste (skin, seeds, stems)

Grinding of dry residues (grape marc)

Mixing with binding materials

Display, texture and tint

Ready-to-use material

For the rest, we use exclusively ecological and recycled materials, certified OEKO TEX 100:

The inner lining is made from plastic bottles fished out of the Mediterranean and then recycled.

The laces are woven in Portugal from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

The insole is made of cork and recycled plastic fibers.

The outsole is made from 30% recycled rubber.

Ecological manufacturing rhymes with local production and controlled transport distances, our materials are not only selected for their quality, but also according to their origin, since all are sourced in Italy, Portugal and Spain.

The materials are then transported and assembled into shoes in the north of Portugal, less than 800 km from France. Producing in a country close to France allows us to reduce the distances of import of goods, and to avoid the use of raw materials and products from the other side of the world.

In summary, the Topsy is a 100% European women's low-top sneaker, designed to considerably limit the ecological impact linked to transport, and in particular greenhouse gas emissions.

When ecology rhymes with ethics

By choosing to manufacture our vegan women's low-top sneakers in the north of Portugal, we are not only contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions, but also to more ethical production.

Our sneakers are carefully made by passionate craftsmen, in workshops subject to European regulations on labor law and human rights. Employees work there in good conditions, in a secure environment, respecting health and hygiene rules, and receiving fair pay.

Far from the working conditions that prevail in certain countries, we have the guarantee that our eco-responsible sneakers are made in good hands and that their manufacturing corresponds to the values ​​that we defend: employee well-being, social justice and of course ethics.

Using Portuguese production houses also means entrusting our women's low-top sneakers to craftsmen renowned for their know-how and expertise. A way for us to combine ecology, ethics and quality production, by offering you items that meet all expectations in terms of design, comfort and durability.

A low-top vegan sneaker for women that is as elegant as it is comfortable

With its sober but elegant design, the Topsy is a real must-have for your wardrobe. Indeed, our low-top vegan women's sneaker goes just as well with the most casual looks as with the most chic pieces in your wardrobe. Its plus, many colors are available so that everyone can find what they are looking for: white/black , black/white , white/blue , white/red , white/beige and even blue/white/red to tickle our chauvinistic side! To discover all the colors, click here .

But the manufacturing ethics and design of women's low-top sneakers are not the only aspects we give our all to. In terms of comfort, nothing was left to chance during the development of the Topsy: months of research allowed us to design an optimal line and shape, to make wearing the shoe as pleasant as possible.

Our wish is that you feel as light in your head because of the values ​​you support as you feel comfortable in the shoes on your feet.

For the interior lining, we therefore favored quality recycled materials that have antiperspirant, anti-odor, hypoallergenic and antibacterial properties. Result: unrivaled comfort all day long.

Comfortable to wear, easy to maintain

To maintain your pair of Topsy, it's very simple: a small damp cloth and a small brush to access the hollowed parts, and gently rub the outside of the shoe until it regains all its shine. All that's left is to let it dry in the open air, being careful not to expose the pair of sneakers too much to the sun so as not to deteriorate the colors.

For the maintenance of the imitation nubuck type parts, a soft bristle brush or a crepe brush is recommended. Take your brush and rub gently in a circular shape. That's it!

Want to give your insoles a new lease of life and a fresh smell? Remove them from your shoes, place them in an airtight bag with a little baking soda, then leave for a few hours. Shake your insoles vigorously to remove all the powder, then place them back inside your Topsy.

Last important point: our vegan women's low-top sneakers are not designed to be machine washed.

The Topsy women's low-top sneaker: a name steeped in history

More than just a sneaker, the Topsy is a true hymn to life. To find its name, we drew inspiration from the life of an elephant born in Asia in 1867 and died in New York in 1903.

Having spent her life in captivity in a circus, and suffered multiple abuses and mistreatments, in an act of self-defense - while they were trying to force her to swallow a lit cigarette - Topsy ended up killing her owner. It was decided to sentence her to death as punishment, and Topsy was electrocuted in public on January 4, 1903, at Coney Island.

As she took her last breath, Topsy became a true symbol of animal abuse. For COG, naming our women's low-top sneaker after this elephant is a way to pay tribute to her, but also to proudly display our values, calling for greater consideration of animal life.

And to ensure that this elephant's story does not happen again, our sneakers are made without any cruelty to animals. The Topsy, like all our shoe models, is 100% vegan and labeled PETA APPROVED VEGAN.

Also discover all of our vegan women's high-top sneakers or our vegan women's Richelieu shoes.