Fluevog Shoes

Before I discovered John Fluevog‘s selection of vegan footwear, I bought non-leather shoes from various places, including mooshoes.com, vegetarian shoes, where I got some vegan docs.

and many other online stores. This all goes back to what I was saying in this post about the increased availability of vegan/veg. products, including (yay) shoes!

My first pair of John Fluevog shoes were bought in Seattle in 2009. The shoes I bought were on sale and the only pair left were in my size! They are the brown and tan ones on the upper left. The brown part is wood-grain like. They are very comfortable and go travelling with me most of the time. Next, I bought the black ones which are vegan suede and a bit more narrow in the toe. They have little holes in the toe, like cowboy boots sort of.  The green and white shoes are the same as the brown/tan ones but (obviously) in a different colour. They are my newest pair and I have only worn them a few times. I’m kind of saving them for this spring/summer. The Veggie Vogs at the bottom are hemp with a cool orange inside. I like the bit of heel on them but they are a bit loose on my feet. Still, they were only $30! The other pairs were each $69 on sale from over $179! They are really well-made and so comfortable.

They’re composed primarily of ultrasuede and microfiber; the soles are made of crepe rubber that hasn’t been treated with nasty chemicals. The dyes are all vegetable-based and chrome-free. They’re even biodegradable. Via NW Source.

Now, looks like I have my share of casual shoes down. . . guess I need to pick these up: