Caring For Your Sneakers.
It is so important to us as a brand to use recycled materials, to be as sustainable as possible, to be 100% vegan and to ensure our shoes are as soft and flexible as possible 🌱🌱🌱
We are proud to use recycled textiles on the uppers of our sneakers but textiles do have different characteristics from leather and can unfortunately stain. To avoid this, we recommend using a Waterproofer on Pop & Weasel sneakers as this will help to repel any spillages.
Our shoes are made for little feet to go on big comfortable adventures so know it’s normal for them to come back dirty, a little roughed up around the edges and looking like they have been explored in! Our toes were not designed to be dragged along surfaces and will mark or peel off if done so. Dragging our toes on something like a balance bike, scooter or skateboard is definitely not recommended! While animal based products like leather are stronger, vegan textiles means that shoes are softer and more comfortable.
Our sneakers can be popped in the washing machine however we do not suggest doing this too often (see instructions below).
1. Rinse any dirt off the sole of the shoe and make sure the velcro straps are all sealed and done up.
2. Soak in Napi San (or something similar) for as long as YOU think is needed. If the stains have been there a long time it may need longer. If the marks are relatively fresh, a lesser time may be enough. No hot water! Just keep it cool to warm.
3. If there are some tough stains or marks on the shoes, we’d suggest spraying on some stain remover once finished soaking.
4. Pop into a laundry bag. Wash in the machine on a cool to warm wash.
5. Leave in the fresh air to dry.
Caring For Your Ballet Flats.
A gentle wipe with a damp cloth is all that is needed to clean ballet flats.