Vegan shoes?

Allo, I'm a vegan living in UK, and I refuse to buy leather. At the moment, I'm wearing trainers by New Balance. Not all their shoes are vegan, but some are, and they are ethical too, made in either UK or USA.

sometimes i just go into shops and check all the labels until i find ones made from material. The thing is with this you have to be careful they are not made from silk.

if you type in vegan shoes into google, you will get a large list of online vegan shops. i know you don't want to buy shoes off net, but some have real shops to, many are in Brighton or Devon.

Another thing to try is Green Shoes. You can buy off net or go to their factory. I drew around my feet on a piece of paper. and they sent back some perfectly fitting shoes!!!

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Well, there's a vegetarian shoe store in Brighton. I'm not sure how close you are to there. There are also various stores around the UK that stock some of the big online brands. You can also often find nice non-leather shoes in regular shops, but they're often made in China or other sweatshop havens. Just ask the salesperson--they're used to these kinds of questions. For athletic shoes, New Balance makes a lot of non leather trainers, many of which are also made in the UK and the USA. As for buying online, I had a great experience buying a pair of boots from Ethical Wares, and online companies generally allow you to return them for a different size. Since EW is a UK company, it wouldn't be as much of an expense. Also, I believe there are a few shops that carry their products. Check out these sites for more info:

EDIT: Try contacting your local chapter of the Vegetarian or Vegan Society to see if they know of anything in your area. There's also brands to consider like Birkenstocks and Splaff. Otherwise, I think you're stuck buying online or taking a trip down south. Good luck.

I woud recommend the "Vegetarian Shoes" shop in Brighton. They do mail order and are very friendly. Shoes are great quaility if a tad dearer than the high street.

I'm sure they will be vegan as well, certainly no leather.

here you go:

http://www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk/

I tend to get my shoes in the cheap shoe shops such as shoe zone. I look at the labels and see what they are made off though. I think that it is New Balance trainers that do the most veggie friendly trainers.

im not sure if zappos.com serves the uk, but they have a huge selection of vegetarian/vegan shoes.

if you're into skateboarding, geoff rowley is a vegan as well as a pro skater (he skates for vans) and all of his pro shoe lines are vegan. also shoes like converse, vans slip ons, anything thats canvas with vulcanized rubber tends to be vegan friendly from my expierence. now dress shoes might be more difficult to find.

Thanks for caring!

I know you don't want an onine thing, but this is a great website with tons of cute vegan options! http://www.alternativeoutfitters.com/index.asp?Pag...

There's a great store in the UK called Vegetarian Shoes, but I don't know where in the UK you are located. It is: 12 Gardner Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UP, UK. Tel: 01273 685685. The website is http://www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk/

Here are some more UK shop's websites:

http://www.veganstore.co.uk/

http://www.myveganshoes.com/

http://www.veganline.com/

I believe all the above are shops as well, but some may only be online stores.

Check out this website for some great links: http://www.musonix.demon.co.uk/faq/

Happy searching!

Can you get to Brighton, UK? There is a wonderful shop called Vegetarian Shoes. Hold on there. I am just going to try to find their address.

No, sorry. Got distracted by my cat who is elderly and ill.

Barry. XX. Address/number is in phone book.

sorry couldn't find any shops. Here is an address of a company online, andtheir phone number, maybe you could contact them to as whether they have any shops aswell, or if they would know of any.

alotoforganic.co.uk

Unit 55

Millford Road

Reading

RG1 8GL

tel. 0845 094 6498

Have you tried the yellow pages?

You can shop on line @ beyondskin.com they sell vegetarian/vegan shoes.