In my ongoing quest to find vegan shoes you can wear to work (if you work somewhere that requires smart shoes) but also actually enjoy wearing without feeling like you’re back at school, I occasionally come across some really nice shoes… Like these!
They are by Schuh’s own brand and are called bonbon laser. Not sure about the bonbon part, but the laser is cause the cut out pattern is laser cut.
I’m totally digging the pattern, plus I love the toe. Apart from that, they have a classic, girlie yet professional design that will be perfect for work or going out somewhere reasonably smart with your little black dress. All in all a neat variation on a traditional theme.
You can get these from Schuh.
Work shoes can be so depressing even if you wear leather, so finding nice-looking vegan work clothes that won’t make you feel dumpy or kill your feet by being cheap and crappy is not easy.
So here’s a pair of Stella McCartney smart flats that are sexy, stylish and very respectable. Work shoes you’ll actually want to wear, rather than feel that you have to.
The good news is that they are heavily discounted, as they are not this season’s. The bad news is that there are only a few sizes left on the site and they are all pretty small.
Good if you have a respectable job, hate wearing high heels (or fancy good flats too) and have small feet!
You can get these from The Outnet.
These suki side bow court shoes from Schuh are respectable enough for the office and fun enough to make you feel fashionable, rather than stuck in dull office attire.
More importantly, though, they’re pretty and retro enough to be worn outside the office with some more interesting outfits, getting my vote for this week’s simple yet useful and functional choice (unless I find a better one in the next few days).
You can get these from Schuh.
Here’s a cool pair of vegan brogues for the guys. I’d say they’re more in the realm of work shoes than, say, the ultra-cool vintage brogues you’d wear with your zoot suit, but they are still pretty funky.
I really like the pattern both inside and out and the pointed toe is cool. It’s second only to the rounded toe in my book (I loathe square toed shoes for blokes). All in all, these are actually pretty retro and smarter than the Vegetarian Shoes brogues I wrote about a while back.
If you’re a vegan guy looking for a cool pair of shoes to wear with your suit to work, etc. then you should definitely take a look at these.
They’re made by NOHARM who are 100% vegan, ethical and cool. Handmade in Italy.
You can see these on the NOHARM site where you can find out where to get them.
I have to say, Marks and Spencer wouldn’t have struck me as the obvious place to go looking for stylish vegan shoes, but I was pleasantly surprised the other day when I checked out their shoe section. They seem to have a good selection of suprisingly sexy shoes and a significant amount of those are leather-free.
These so-called “trouser shoes” are a fine example: they are unassuming, yet sexy and could be equally at home with dull work clothes or a glorious outfit. The look is somewhat retro-esque with the chunky heel and all. In fact, they remind me a bit of women’s Oxfords, but instead of lacing, you get the modern (and slightly kinky-looking) zip, making it a good all-round shoe. Of course, anything that’s made of shiny patent PVC-type stuff is bound to look just a little bit fetish, which is definitely a fine look for any shoe.
You can get them on the Marks and Spencer’s web site for a refreshingly reasonable fee.
