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Italian designer launches shoes made from recycled fishing nets

08/07/2016

Shoe designer Andrea Verdura has unveiled a collection of boots and sandals made of recycled fishing nets. Having already been launched in boutiques in Italy and Spain during 2015, the range will now be available on a limited basis in the US via a Kickstarter campaign. The nets are cleaned, cut and washed to soften them. They are then dyed with...

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