Comments on: I’m going to become a vegan, what big shoe brands cant i wear?

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:22:59 +0000

Most big brands like COACH, LOUIS VUITTON, BABY PHAT, and stuff.
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By: Tomahhtoe

Tomahhtoe — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:16:59 +0000

Vegan has to do with diet, not leather free shoes. Just Google cruelty free shoes.
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By: pumpkins

pumpkins — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:57:59 +0000

You don’t have to avoid any specific brand. Just look at the label. The label will tell you if they’re made of leather, or man made materials.

I wear Converse, usually.
It might be a good idea to check out how the company treats it’s workers too. In some of those factories, they’re really not treated much better than the animals.
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By: Poochie♥

Poochie♥ — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:07:59 +0000

There aren’t really any certain brands, because most have both vegan & non-vegan shoes. I try to stay away from most of the big brand names anyway (unless I buy them second-hand), because they don’t use fair labor.

The only things to look out for are leather, suede, any kind of animal skin, etc. If a shoe is not animal sourced, the tag or imprint will usually say "man-made materials", or cotton, hemp, vinyl, poly-suede…whatever material it is. Payless usually has a lot of vegan-friendly shoes. But, with any shoes that you buy in a regular/popular shoe store or department store, the glue used is usually not vegan. You can find 100% vegan shoes online, but they’re usually pretty pricey. If you like a Chuck Taylor kind of style, I would recommend MacBeth. They have 100% vegan shoes similar in style & they aren’t much more expensive than Chucks.
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By: ZaQ

ZaQ — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:38:59 +0000

i recommend wearing converse, like the above poster said: it is cloth and rubber. they are really comfortable!
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By: Roxy

Roxy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:05:59 +0000

Leather. If the shoe is made out of leather it will be on the label/tag.
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By: akaMaryn

akaMaryn — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:38:59 +0000

I recognize that you don’t want to wear leather or any shoe whose manufacture involves animal products, but being vegan is about what you eat, not what you wear.

You should be okay with Converse, since it’s cotton canvas and rubber.
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