Vegan Shoe Addict

If you like your heels impossibly high and posh then here’s the pair for you. They are by Stella McCartney and are black and silver satin with a heel to die for. There’s a beautiful pattern on the back to complete the look.

These would definitely turn heads and are reasonably priced on Yoox for designer heels. they are the sort of shoes you could easily pick up for a special occasion even if you are not usually the designer shoe buying type.

Yoox specialise in previous season discount designer gear so not all sizes are in stock but there is still a good choice of sizes up on the site. Check out the Stella McCartney section for more vegan designer shoe finds.

Available on the Yoox Site.

The week of canvas trainers is behind us, so it’s time to break away from that look for a bit and go for something totally and utterly different!

Well, here we have the Mombassa punk heels from Iron Fist. If by “punk” they mean sort of 80s and trashy then they hit the nail on the head. Not sure about the Mombassa bit, but I do like the whole skull and rose thing they’ve got going on. I wonder if the bright colour scheme looked somewhat like African fabric to someone, hence the name? It does look a bit Sunday best if you ignore the skulls.

Either way,These are perfect for your hot, trashy bimbo outfit. I mean, you could wear them with something a bit more traditional and subdued, but why bother?

You could totally live out your 80s road movie fantasy in these. Or your Madonna wannabe fantasy, or, well, plenty of other fantasies, really, as long as they’re sort of 80s and punkish.

You can get these at Schuh.

Well, it was only a matter of time, wasn’t it? It’s now a full 20 years since 1990 and the 90s retro stuff starts appearing. Yes, apparently there is 90s retro and this is it. Shoes like these canvas high heels. They’re a bit weird, let’s be honest, but true to the grungy and chunky spirit of the times.

They are Schuh’s own brand and as you can see they have a very chunky heel and somewhat of a trainer-like feel. I remember owning something similar myself in the 90s.

I wasn’t even convinced there *was* a 90s look that could be brought out of retirement and into vintage stores, but this is apparently it and it does make sense. So if you want to relive the wonder years of 90s fashion, now’s your chance. Oh yeah…Don’t laugh at the concept of 90s retro. 80s retro has been around for ages now, so this is the next logical step.

These are called the carrie bar shoes and you can get them from Schuh.

Another winner from Novacas, this time for the ladies. I just love their look. It’s chunky, somewhat bohemian but still very urban and modern at the same time. These vegan heels come in the sort of colours you usually only see in leather. Yes, that’s right, someone has finally figured out the fact that the tanned leather look is a good look and transported it into vegan world. OK, so I’ve actually seen some cheap knock offs of leather shoes with this sort of colour scheme before, but Novacas are 100% vegan, ethical, etc. etc.

They are actually on sale now too at Mooshoes so are only $50.
They also come in sort of olive green or black too.

Another one to add to the list of vegan brogues and wingtip shoes – these lovely vegan high-heel oxfords from Beyond Skin. They’re called “serpent” and it’s not difficult to see why, cause they are totally femme fatale material – so superbly vampy.

The addition of a 4″ heel to the originally masculine oxford pattern is not new, but Beyond Skin do it with style and grace. These definitely top the list for a pin up bombshell vegan brogue.

These shoes are handmade in Spain to be hard-wearing and comfortable. They are certainly hot enough to be party shoes, but also smart enough to be very stylish work shoes. Check out the video of the shoes in action on the Beyond Skin site, very film noir (in a colourful, sunny sort of way).

I’m loving the extra femme fatale red contrasted with black in this colour combo, but you could also happily opt for more traditional grey and black or all-brown versions.

These hot vegan brogues are available from Beyond Skin.

Oh yeah! These are definitely pretty damn gold. How tacky-licious are these? The glitter, the shiny gold, the huge platforms and the touch of black all contribute to the look and yes, that’s a row of studs on the platform, because the rest obviously wasn’t quite enough.

These are so over the top it’s unbelievable but if you can carry them off (you know who you are!) they would totally make your outfit. My friends, your NYE party shoes are here. Dare to Glare!
(just bring some decent “going home” shoes with you, as I can sense a bit of an ouchy ending to your night otherwise).

They are by Miss KG and they’re now on sale at Debenhams. Apparently sizes are running out. Sadly, the largest size was 8, so even though they look like the perfect drag queen choice, they’re apparently not for you. Sorry ladies!
For the more “traditional” ladies, there are still a few sizes left.

Take a good look at these insanely high, absolutely mouthwateringly delectable shoes from Pleaser’s Bordello range and remember the name, because I recently discovered the Bordello range and am going to be writing about lots and lots of their shoes. They are all gorgeous, some of them have much lower heels and all the ones I’ve looked at so far are vegan.
Here they are in sexy black and white oxfordy-type finary. Tres retro!
Yes, these do appear to be impossibly high to walk in for mere mortals not versed in the way of the high class burlesque or fetish stripper, but who gives a crap?

If you wear these shoes you won’t actually need to walk anywhere, because everywhere you go, men would fall at your feet and beg you to let them carry you around. Seriously, take a good look at these shoes and tell me you can’t see it.

I’d just like to point out that these do have a platform, which does make the heel height more tolerable. Let’s be honest: I can’t imagine them to be too comfortable to wear, but does that really bother you?
Oh yeah, they also come in black.

You can get these wicked vegan high heel shoes on Endless.com.

These platform heels by Chinese Laundry are the sort of shoes that go with just about everything. The platform means they are more comfortable to walk in, in spite of their height, and the heel doesn’t look *too* rickety. I love the sexy knot detail at the front and the strapping looks like it would be quite flattering.

I have a very similar pair of platforms that I got years ago (not sure who they’re by) and I do get a lot of wear out of them, because they are comfortable to walk and dance in and make me effortlessly 4″ taller. They do have a thicker platform, mine, but these ones do look like they’d be reasonably stable.

These are the sort of shoes you could practically live in. My similar platforms are my default choice for just about any dressy outfit.

You could wear these to the office (when the weather’s nice), a smart do, lunch with your friends or a funky party – they’d fit right in!

Available in classic black or a pretty lush shade of attention-grabbing red from Chinese Laundry.

In keeping with this week’s apparent trend of cheap and useful vegan shoes you can use to put the finishing touches on a fine looking outfit, here are some black square toed mary jane heels. The square toe is apparently very in nowadays and here is a good example of reasonably priced, square toed vegan heels.

If these shoes were a person, they probably wouldn’t be your best friend or the love of your life, but they’d always be there for you when you needed them. You know, the sort of friend who’s not the most exciting person in the world, but you can spend an entirely pleasant evening with them every once in a while or work together on a successful project at the office.

If you’re not good with high heels, though, they could be the slightly grating friend who’s always there for you, but you sometimes wish you were hanging out with a better friend instead.

You can get these at Dorothy Perkins.

Here are some cheap leopard print heels from Next. They’re pretty cute, surprisingly retro and, while not the world’s most amazing leopard pin up heels, they do the job nicely.

You could wear them with jeans quite happily or with a cute 50s outfit and they would blend in quite well with your overall look. Obviously, I’m thinking about these in a 50s pin up look context, but animal prints seem to always be in fashion, so I’m sure you could find a whole array of more current looks those would fit in with (though, of course, the 50s bombshell look is very current).

At less than 30 quid, don’t expect any head turning miracles from these – they won’t quite carry your outfit on their own.
They are, however, a great, cheap pair of heels you could pick up quickly to match to a particular dress or outfit, without worrying about it too much. In fact, this is exactly what many retro and vintage aficionadas (that’s female aficionado for you)do when they need something to go with a particularly eye-popping ensemble.
If you’re going to match these to something with a leopard print pattern of its own, though, make sure the patterns don’t clash!

These vegan peep toe heels are available from Next.

Well aren’t these cute? A pretty retro-esque peep toe design and shiny shiny silver contrasted with black make these really rather dishy. They actually look a bit art deco (OK, so that’s stretching it a bit, but you could definitely wear them with a deco dress). Definitely pin up material.
Perfect for those times when glitter or sequins may be a little bit too much for your chosen party outfit, but you still want your inner magpie to be kept happy.

Wouldn’t these look lovely with a slinky black outfit and some big matching jewllery? Oh hell, I can think of a whole load of outfits these would go so well with.

At 28 UK pounds, you could practically impulse buy your way to silvery bliss which would hopefully carry you through the party season in style.

These silver vegan heels are available from Next.

Cheap, cheerful and perfectly suited to unassumingly but stylishly accompany your party outfit, here are some truly useful shoes. These spikey-heeled mary janes from Dorothy Perkins won’t reinvent the wheel of high fashion, but would work well with most outfits.

They seem like decent enough shoes with classic lines and the spikey heel makes them look a tiny bit kinky. My only concern is that they may well look somewhat cheap on close inspection (they are cheap, at 30 UK pounds).

If your dress or other combination is eye-catching enough, though, these would stay quietly in the background and add favourably to the overall impression without appearing out of place. They may not steal the show, but they’ll add nice enough backing vocals, which is exactly what you need sometimes.

Available from Dorothy Perkins.

If you’re feeling low and need a little pick-me-up, then how does an extra 5″ sound? No, not that kind of inches, you perverts! These huge huge goth mary jane platform heels by T.U.K.

These are probably the highest you can get this side of full-on stripper heels. They are called “bondage”, perhaps because of the multitude of straps.

“Maybe”, I hear some of you say, “because the heels are so high, you’d feel like you were tied up when trying to walk”. But no, my uninitiated ones, the chunky heel and platform should actually make these a relative breeze to walk (and dance) in.
In their own way, these are actually pretty sensible shoes. The flared heel means they stop short of being your standard fetish shoes (too comfortable, you see).

Not quite your office shoes either (unless your office is pretty damn cool), these are nonetheless pretty versatile when it comes to a range of alternative looks. T.U.K make the bread and butter shoes of many an alternative scene, offering a look that stands out from the uninitiated, “normal” crowds, but still follows all the fashion rules that make up the non-conformist uniform.

You could spike up an otherwise sweet retro ensemble, go for full psychobilly, dark rock chick or goth or just use these as an aid to reach high shelves or look down on people.

T.U.K shoes are generally stable and comfortable (I own a few pairs), though they do sometimes tend to scuff and mark easily. Luckily, they’re pretty cheap.

These vegan platform heels are available from Schuh.

These cute little black and white mary jane heels are simple but effective. The heel isn’t too high, so they appear to be pretty comfortable even if heels are not your thing (although the pointy heel can take a bit of getting used to if you can’t walk in heels at all).

They are still very girlie and chic, though, and don’t look too “sensible”. They would certainly dress up any outfit and the black/white combination means they would go with most things.

While not quite retro in design, the colour combination certainly is, so they could fit a whole range of looks from modern to vintage, as long as you’re not too precious about being 100% authentic in your vintage look. Great as work shoes or party shoes and not too expensive, at less than £30.

Available from Next Directory.

Here we have some pretty insane shoes by Faith. These 3-toned slingbacks are, well… I’ll let you be the judge of that, as I’m sure opinions will be pretty evenly split on the love or hate scale. The skinny, high heel is a bit break-neck, but if you’d stuck a chunky heel on these they’d be straight out of the swinging shaggadelic 60s. Purple, silver and what appears to be psychedelic snakeskin, plus, let’s not forget the utterly crazy winged-sandals design, these are certainly in a class of their own.

My own personal jury is still out on these, but I thought I’d share them anyway because you definitely don’t see shoes like these every day, especially vegan ones. If these are the shoes for you, then you’re already sold.

You can get them on the Debenhams website.