With their minimalist shapes, their simple look and delicate details, the French flats of Via Gioia Paris limit the use of animal resources to the minimum. No leather:

Leather is not deliberately used, because we want to prove that it is possible to create extremely beautiful quality products limiting the use of animal resources.

Here are the alternatives: for the insole, for instance, they use a soft organic cotton/hemp fabric, which has natural antibacterial and breathable properties.