These classic and rustic vegan men’s boots by Green Shoes will likely last you a lifetime.
They are handmade in the UK by people who love their job and, while not exactly cheap, can be resoled from now to eternity are are designed to be comfortable and hard wearing.
I’ve tagged them with bohemian and hippie, as Green Shoes do have a very earthy, eco appeal.
However, I reckon these boots are classic enough to appeal to the more urban gentleman as well.
Great if you’re the sort of person who wants a decent, manly pair of boots that exists outside of changing fashion trends and will last you for years and years so you don’t have to go shopping for another.
They come in a range of vegan colours.
You can get them off the Green Shoes site.
In this blog, I usually try to stay away from the more obvious types of vegan shoes and concentrate on more instantly fashionable shoes, as I think that’s the type of vegan shoes people often struggle to find.
These 100% recycled vegan hiking boots fall more into the traditional vegan shoe category – sort of chunky, sensible and earthy, while being ethical and eco-friendly as well but not exactly suitable for a night on the town. I’m not sure these are quite the same as proper, professional hiking boots, but they look perfectly light, comfortable and sturdy for the job.
I thought I’d mention them, though, as I recently came across them online and I like to support businesses that care about people, animals and the environment.
As far as this type of walking boot is concerned, these do stand out and look interestingly unusual. Wear them in the right circles and you’ll get quite a few comments, I’m sure.
I like the recycling logo and the artificial leather detailing. The website tells you exactly what they’re made of and it’s pretty fascinating!
You can get these from the Jade Planet website.
I love hearing about small, ethical shoe companies so I’m really happy to feature these Desert boots by Guat Shoes from Sheffield. They manage to be at once both pretty smart-casual and respectable, yet quite bohemian / hippie as well. Excellent.
My friend John owns a pair of these and told me about these people, who make all their shoes by hand, sourcing local materials whenever possible. The shoes are apparently really comfortable and hard wearing and can be resoled, meaning you get really good value for money. The vegan versions are made out of lorica, which is about as tough as you can get for non-leather.
They make shoes and boots for both men and women (there’s also a desert boot version for the girls). I must say they have some real funky looking boots and things. It’s just a shame their “Guat originals” don’t come in faux leather, cause they’re totally wicked.
You can get the shoes from the Guat Shoes website.
I sometimes have mixed feelings about Simple Shoes, as they do use a lot of leather and suede in their shoes, but are waving the eco flag quite strongly. Still, these 100% vegan shoes are guaranteed to have absolutely no animal products inside, so make a good choice for a canvas trainer if you want to be sure you’re being absolutely animal free.
They’re also pretty cool-looking and are apparently very well made and comfortable. They’re also eco-friendly and ethical. The rubber parts are recycled and will biodegrade.
You can get them directly from Simple Shoes.
As you’re reading this, I am actually in Berlin for a wedding. I have arranged for this post to come up with these fine and lovely bridal heels from Beyond Skin, before I most likely disappear off for the weekend. Aren’t they gorgeous?
Weddings must be the type of occasion when it’s hard to find decent vegan shoes to go with your dress, so it’s good to know Beyond Skin are doing a whole bridal range with a bunch of different styles to suit just about everything. The shoes are well made and the company is eco-friendly and ethical.
Take a look at the Beyond Skin site.
These lovely, earthy sandals from eco UK shoemakers, Green Shoes, are just so cute! I love the blue and pink colour combo but apparently you can order them in single colour or different colour combinations too. The circle T-bar is different and funky and the design is pretty timeless.
Green shoes are highly ethical and eco-friendly. Their shoes are all handmade and while not cheap, are extremely well made and they do lifetime repairs very cheaply, meaning you could keep the shoes more or less forever.
You can get these at the Green Shoes website.
Oh so stylish! These woven wedges from Olsen Haus are so brilliantly timeless and beautiful.
To make them even more cool – they are made out of recycled TVs! Recycled, cool and just a tiny little bit rebellious (you know, kinda like throwing away your television, but turning it into hot shoes instead).
I tweeted about these before when they were announced, but there was no direct link to buy any at the time. I think Olsen Haus make a few shoes out of TVs. These wedges are my current favourites.
Now you can buy these are Amazon.com
Ok, just one more Terra Plana one, cause I’m really glad these guys have a vegan range.
I love the visible stitching on these. They’re not quite your average office wear but boy are they funky. An interesting take on the standard court shoe that’s quite feminine but also a bit out there.
They could make very cool everyday heels with a twist that you could wear with just about anything old or new.
You can get them from the Terra Plana site.
But wait, there’s more! Following yesterday’s review of the low-heeled terra plana heels, I found another one of their style that’s 100% vegan. Check out these awesome quilted “Juniper” shoes.
They come in a range of quilted options, plus solid PU, faux leather options. I think the quilt definitely makes the shoe, though. You can get a whole load of simple PU heels, but I’ve never seen those cool quilted patterns on any other shoe.
It’s all recycled and environmentally friendly and all, plus totally wicked.
You can get these directly from Terra Plana.
Terra Plana make gorgeous shoes, but apart from some odd-looking flip flop type things, their stuff is usually made with (eco) leather. Now apaprently there’s a vegan range.
These funky low heels are my choice for most interesting of this selection. They look good for wearing every day without killing your posture and they have neat lacing detail and a wooden heel (at least I think it’s wood, it might be a wood-a-like).
They’re not quite as exciting as their leather shoes, but it’s a start. They’re certainly cute, plus this line was produced in conjunction with Greenpeace.
You can get them from BBoheme’s site.
This has certainly been the week for me being contacted by cool vegan shoe sources!
I’ve just had an email from the nice people at Everyday Logic (WearEveryday.com), a totally vegan, ethical and environmentally sound online boutique. They have some very interesting shoes, including this pair, made out of recycled canvas rice bags from Bali. Aren’t they totally cool and unusual?
Definitely something you don’t see every day and they are unisex too, so I have marked them as Men’s shoes as well for the boys. They are fair trade, as you’d expect from a product sold in an ethical store, so points all round for these.
You can get them from my new excellent discovery – WearEveryday.com
It’s been a while since I’ve written about Melissa Shoes. Days at least! So here’s another style from their amazing summer range.
These flats are simple but the ribbing makes them stand out and look unusual enough to be interesting and instantly fashionable and fun. They come in lots of different funky colours and smell like bubblegum (I’m not kidding. All their shoes smell of bubblegum).
They’re made of a special sort of rubbery plastic that’s reasonably breathable and certainly comfortable. Shoes run a size small.
You can get them from the Amazon.com site.
I must say I quite like these weird anti-flip flop style sandals. I’m not sure what they’d be like to actually wear, but they look fun and cool and are apparently made in India from natural rubber.
They come in lots of different colour combinations. I obviously favour the red and black version, but there are others equally funky.
These come from Vegetarian Shoes and are currently on sale so only cost a tenner. A great choice if you’re in the market for a pair of flip flops but want something a little bit unusual and different.
You can get them from the Vegetarian Shoes Site.
Oh these are very cool. They are officially unisex, which means you can get them in women’s sizes too, though I think they are really more manly than girly.
They come in a few colour and material choices, but so far this plaid fabric option is the only vegan style. They’re certainly pretty amazing, though, these. I totally love Fluevog shoes and I’m really glad there’s at least one vegan style for both men and women (though I’d love to see plenty more).
If your inner hipster has been withering away inside, in need of some really hot vegan shoes to wear, then these are totally it. Although they are effectively simple casual shoes, they do it oh so well with that extra bit of X-factor most shoe companies would kill to have.
You can get these from the Fluevog site.
And another interesting pair from Vegetarian Shoes. These are actually made out of natural cork. Seems like an odd concept, but there you go. Apparently it’s pretty good for making shoes out of.
I’d say these are quite hippie-looking because of the natural colour and the Indian pattern. I’m not quite sure what I’d wear them with (or at all) myself, but as I like unusual shoes, I thought I’d list them here anyway. If they match your colour scheme then they’d make an interesting pair of talking points, plus you have the whole ethical and environmental aspect too.
You can get them from Vegetarian Shoes.
