The First Vegan Shoe Company

 

an ad from Zero Two

 

I just read a very interesting article about the first company–now long gone–to make vegan shoes in the 90s. They were called Zero Two’s , were marketed as a skate shoe, and had a very controversial advertising campaign–the first one said “thanks for not killing me” with a picture of a cow, and others were more graphic. They really seemed to be the first people to raise awareness that shoes come from cows (mostly). Read the rest of the very interesting article here on the blog of a line of shoes called The Vegan Collection.

 

Modcloth Vegan Victorian Winter Boot

Lady of the Estate Boot

Lady of the Estate Boot

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Lady of the Estate Boot

49.99

vegan-friendly boots in obsidian black

These are new at modcloth today, and I think they are great. They have a very victorian look to them, which I love. Modcloth always says “vegan friendly” and though it is hard to know exactly what that means, these boots look like they are made of a canvas like material and probably have rubber soles.