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The power of your purchase now goes far beyond our product. By shopping with us you not only support small businesses and skilled artisans, but you also have the opportunity to select where you'd like our donation to go, and to track the growth of our donations in real time. Learn which charities we support here.  Read More

A high-quality turtleneck, a well-tailored blazer, classic leather boots...As we spend more time spent at home and have fewer opportunities to dress up, we’ve become laser-focused on fundamental wardrobe staples. This significantly reduces your fashion footprint, but it will also save you a lot of money, space and decision fatigue along the way!  Here are some additional tips to help you get started. 

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We’re only small, but have big ambitions, and in the wake of a growing climate emergency every action matters. We need to make more responsible choices, so it's easier for you to make them too.

Every ESSEN shoe has a story and we’re so proud of all the hard work and details that go into making them. We are proud to now partner with Gratitude, a transparency technology that follows our shoes from our suppliers right through to finished product. 

 

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Forests are the lungs of our planet, storing and removing CO2 from the atmosphere. We've partnered with a charity to carbon compensate the making and shipping of our shoes by supporting energy efficiency, forestry, or clean energy projects that offset the same (or more) amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere. Learn more about this initiative and how you can help here. 

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Certified, non-toxic leathers. Learn more about what makes our leathers special and which steps our tanneries are taking to become more sustainable. Read More