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Buddy x CC Hemp Off-White/Red

£110.00
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Size EU / US Sizing Chart

Between sizes? Size up. Roomy toe box, good for wider feet.

Free UK shipping 1 to 3 working days
Free size exchanges 30-day returns
4.8 from 702 Read the reviews

A trainer made from hemp canvas - a collaboration with our friends at Buddy 🤝⁣

A long time in the making, these trainers are the end result of a year’s worth of back and forth with our favourite t-shirt brand, who’ve been championing hemp since 2018. We both share a similar goal: to take two everyday items in one’s wardrobe, tackle their manufacturing in a sustainable way, and obsess over their aesthetic details so the wearer will reach for that t-shirt and that pair of trainers over and over again. ⁣

Numbers are limited on these - don’t sleep on them!⁣

    All our styles are unisex. View sizing

    Recycle them with us at the end of their life ♺ More Info

    The Details

    • 11.2oz 100% Hemp Canvas Upper
    • 7.7oz 55% Hemp / 45% Organic Cotton Lining
    • Cork Covered Ortholite Eco® Insole
    • Natural Latex Gum Rubber Foxing, Outsole & Toecap
    • Organic Cotton Laces X2 (Red Set & Natural Set)
    • Constructed with Water Based Eco Glues

    The Materials

    Hemp

    Incredibly strong, easy to grow and inherently organic, hemp is by a wide margin the most truly sustainable material we work with. Hemp cultivation requires no pesticides or insecticides, and only a quarter the water required of cotton. Even better, it detoxifies and regenerates the soil it’s grown in, as well as removing CO2 from the atmosphere at an impressive rate.

    As a fabric hemp has similar properties to merino, being antimicrobial (low odour retention, which means it stays fresher for longer), and both insulating and breathable. It also softens with age, and is one of the most durable natural fibres on earth.

    Organic Cotton

    The organic cotton used throughout our trainers is grown with the intention of minimising the impact of its creation on both farmer and environment. Organic cotton is cultivated without insecticides, pesticides, synthetic fertilisers, or GMO seeds.

    Natural Latex Rubber

    All our outsoles and foxing sidewalls are made from natural latex rubber from the hevea brasiliensis tree, vulcanised in a pressurised kiln at 120º to fuse the sole to the upper. Flexible yet durable, natural rubber is a naturally sustainable product that’s ultimately biodegradable at the end of its life.

    Cork

    Natural cork is the bark taken from the quercus suber, more commonly named the cork oak. Sustainably harvested with no damage to the tree it grows upon, natural cork is inherently anti-microbial (hypoallergenic & resistant to bacteria) and hydrophobic (repels water) making it the perfect material to stand between your feet and the ground.

    Ortholite® Eco™

    Our insole foam is made from an environmentally friendly formulation containing both a renewable sourced castor bean oil in place of the traditional petroleum derived foam, and incorporates a percentage of recycled rubber.

    Recycled Packaging

    Our shoe boxes and courier bags are made from 100% post consumer paper waste and printed from plant based inks.

    Shipping + Returns

    Free size exchanges and 30-day returns
    Wrong size? We'll cover the shipping on your new pair. All you need to do is post the old ones back. Unworn full-price pairs can be returned for a refund within 30 days.

    United Kingdom
    Free shipping, 1 to 3 working days. Ships from London.

    Returns address
    Collective Canvas, 22a Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR

    Full shipping and returns details

    Size Chart

    How to measure your feet

    Start with the EU size of your best-fitting trainers (usually on the tongue label or insole). Then measure your foot from heel to longest toe and check it against the foot length column.

    EUUKFoot lengthmmUSMen'sUSWomen's
    363.5217-2234.56
    374-4.5224-2305-5.56.5-7
    385231-23767.5
    395.5-6238-2436.5-78-8.5
    406.5244-2507.59
    417-7.5251-2578-8.59.5-10
    428258-263910.5
    438.5-9264-2709.5-1011-11.5
    449.5-10271-27710.5-1112-12.5
    4510.5278-28311.513
    4611-11.5284-29012-12.513.5-14
    4712-12.5291-30013-13.514.5-15

    Between sizes? Size up. Some of our boxes and insoles show UK and US sizes from an older conversion, so go by EU.

    Still unsure? Email us at info@collectivecanvas.com and we'll help you find your size.

    Our Partners

    Our Partners

    We work directly with our production partner in Dongguan, China, visiting quarterly to work alongside them sourcing, developing, testing and fine tuning each product we release.

    Run by a mixed team comprising New Zealanders, British and Chinese, the best of both Western and Eastern values are present in the workplace culture.

    Most importantly, a commitment to ethical manufacturing is reflected throughout the workplace. All workers are paid a living wage, and are provided multiple benefits including health insurance, a pension, on-site accommodation, and access to English lessons.

    Naturally Sourced

    Naturally Sourced

    In an effort to reduce the long term impact of the products we create, we go to great lengths to limit our use of synthetic materials to the bare minimum.

    The uppers of these trainers are made from a beautifully textured organic hemp canvas, while the sidewall foxing and outsole are natural rubber latex from the Hevea Brasiliensis, tapped and collected by hand.

    For cushioning we use Ortholite Eco® insoles derived from renewable castor oil rather than petroleum based, covered with a naturally sustainable cork veneer that helps wick moisture away from the feet.

    • 5 stars: 8 (89%)
    • 4 stars: 0 (0%)
    • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
    • 2 stars: 1 (11%)
    • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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    Tom B.
    Colours running instantly

    I want to love these shoes but I've worn them once and the red laces have already bled onto the shoes. I suspect they'll be looking pretty shabby pretty quick.
    Not sure if these were tested before being released as it's pretty hard to miss. Maybe a disclaimer would have been nice!

    M
    M L.
    Love 'em!

    Look great, really comfy. Get lots of compliments. The fact that the ethics and customer service are fab only adds to a truly positive purchase.

    A
    Andrew M.
    I love them. Make more!

    I was planning on buying a second pair of Buddys just for if/when you discontinue them; I love them that much.

    They look great and feel so good that I'll be at home and I'll have forgotten that I haven't taken them off.

    Terrible timing, however. I see that Size 44 are now sold out. Please restock!!

    J
    Jackson C.
    New Faves!

    I’d been eyeing these online for sometime but missed the first drop so when they restocked I got straight in there! Such a great colour way, construction with hemp canvas feels great quality, super comfy to wear too. My new favourite pair.

    L
    Lachie O.
    Favourite Kicks

    These shoes are unreal. Finding shoes in a US14 is hard enough but finding the coolest pair of shoes I’ve owned in that size is a godsend! Super comfy and they always get a compliment. Chuffed!

    M
    Matthew C.
    Amazning Shoes!

    These are the best! So comfortable, plus people are constantly asking me about them because they're so cool. Fantastic product, true to size.

    D
    David
    Awesome awesome awesome kicks

    Love these shoes. Only hope they aren't for limited time. Want to always be able to get a pair! Getting so many compliments! And all I'm doing is wearing them so big thanks to the peeps who actually made them.

    D
    Dave Heemi
    Aiming for the set

    Love my Collectives. Aiming for the full color pallet.

    J
    Jamie Gray
    Raddest, most comfortable sneakers!

    Not only do these sneakers look cool AF (been getting compliments left, right &centre), these are also so damn comfortable!

    Collective are doing great things. Only buy sneakers from here.