Fall Shoe Shopping: Finding Cool Shoes That Are Eco-Conscious Too
October 1, 2009 Kyriaki (Sandy) Venetis 
Vegan Slouch Boot made from a soft pleather that covers the entire boot down to the two inch heel. Photo courtesy of Vegan Chic.
It’s the Fall shopping season, and time for new shoes. If your trying to find fashionable shoes that are also eco-conscious, then it can be a real struggle going out to most retail stores. They have very small to no selections.
Another option to consider is shopping online. Some exploration turned up three noteworthy sustainable websites with decent-sized shoe selections made of combinations of vegan, organic, and recycled materials. They’re:
- Vegan Chic- a provider of shoes, boots, bags, and accessories
- Alternative Outfitters vegan boutique- a provider of shoes, boots, bags, accessories, apparel, and beauty products.
- Pristine Planet- an aggregate shopping site that brings together retailers providing shoes, boots, bags, accessories, apparel, beauty, and a plethora of other lifestyle products.
Vegan Chic, as its name implies, is a good place to explore as a site whose entire inventory, though not entirely organic, doesn’t contain any animal products. The materials used are made of plant and synthetic fibers, such as:
Alternative Outfitter, Planet Shoes, Pristine Planet, Vegan Chic, bamboo, pleather, suedette | in bamboo, contemporary, footwear, hemp, organic, vintage