Everything you need in a shoe, and nothing you don't.
Look good, feel good and do good in sustainable, eco-friendly footwear from Rackle. The ALEX is made with a 100% sustainable hemp upper and Eco-Pure®, a foam midsole/outsole unit that promotes bio-degradation. Designed for an everyday wear, with plush cushioning, they weigh in at a super lightweight 6 ounces. Featuring Rackle’s proprietary Plexus Arch™ technology, that stimulates the foot, providing recovery benefits and comfort as you move though the day. You’ll feel so good, you might forget you have them on.
The 100% sustainable hemp upper is made of high grade hemp and provides year-round comfort and support thanks to the plants natural benefits: cool in the summer and warm in the winter; anti-microbial; lightweight; water-resistant; UV-resistant; and extremely durable.
Our shoes soles are made of EcoPure® and incorporate Rackle’s proprietary PLEXUS ARCH™ design. EcoPure® foam promotes bio-degradation – it begins to break down after 1 year in active enclosed landfill conditions. The PLEXUS ARCH™ with its raised ribbed arch design stimulates the foot where veins in the arch area meet (plexus) during forward motion (e.g. walking, etc.). PLEXUS ARCH™ technology offers recovery and comfort for people on the go.
Amazingly comfortable, extremely lightweight, 100% sustainable - everything you need in your shoes, and nothing you don’t.
THE BREAKDOWN:
UPPER - 100% Kulshan knit hemp: sustainable & biodegradable. Hemps natural benefits - cool in the summer and warm in the winter; anti-microbial; lightweight; water-resistant; UV-resistant; and extremely durable. The upper is lined with organic cotton certified by both OCS 3.0 and GOTS 6.0.
OUTSOLE - made of Eco-Pure® foam and contains Rackle’s proprietary PLEXUS ARCH™ design.
EcoPure® foam - promotes bio-degradation and breaks down in biologically active landfill conditions.*
PLEXUS ARCH™ - raised ribbed arch design stimulates the foot where veins in the arch area meet (plexus) during forward motion (e.g. walking, etc.). PLEXUS ARCH™ technology offers recovery and comfort for people on the go.
LACES - a combination of hemp and 100% recycled material. Each pair of shoes is shipped with two sets of different colored shoe laces (solid and checkered).
WEIGHT - 6 oz.
WIDTH - Alex widths are a “medium” fit.
Free shipping and returns within the USA. Rackle shoes are produced with a full circle of product life approach. We ship our footwear in a recycled/recyclable mailer that is a shoebox all in one.
*Using the ASTM D5511 test method,(EVA outsoles/midsoles) containing EcoPure® were found to biodegrade 52% over 457 days of independent 3rd-party testing. The test conditions were >51% solids, which is representative of some, not all landfill conditions. Results shall not be extrapolated past the actual duration of the test.