CLEAN, REPAIR, COLLECT

In June 2020, we launched our new project in Darwin, Bordeaux: a space to clean, repair, and collect old VEJA pairs and sneakers from other brands. Nadège, our in-store cobbler, thinks about it as “a repair service that meets a need people cannot imagine.” In one year and despite 2 lockdowns, Nadège has repaired around 1 000 pairs. For us, the most ecological sneakers are the ones you already wear. If they cannot get fixed, whether they are VEJAs or coming from other brands, we installed boxes to collect them and start testing our recycling program. VEJA x Darwin opening days are Monday to Saturday from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm and Sunday from 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm.