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Vegan Doc Martens Have Arrived

August 22nd, 2011

A while back ago I wrote a post about what appeared to be floral vegan doc martens. Since the uppers were fabric and the sole rubber I unfortunately assumed. A kind commenter informed me of my error and others kindly informed me that they had contacted doc martens customer service and been told about an upcoming vegan line.

Well, it’s here.

Though it is only four styles, high and low, in red and black, this is a most promising and happy development, for animal loving doc marten fans.

They call it the Vegan 1460. Find them here:

Vegan 1461

I think I prefer the black boot version. Which do you prefer?

Now for a fashion inspiration board:

What do Doc Martens make you think of?

The thing that comes to my mind is My So Called Life and 90s grunge style. Digging deeper I find that the shoes are THE shoe for both grunge style and punk style, popularized by Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, and also The Who, The Clash and The Sex Pistols.

Here is a good blog post about doc martens to learn more.

kurt cobain

Matt Dillion in Singles

Angela Chase in My So Called Life

pete townshend

Pete Townshend of The Who

Sid Vicious of The Sex Pistols

Alexa Chung interviewing the villainous Olivia Palermo

SO…

Questions, Comments….

Refutations…….

Let me know!

-Tor

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Mid August Vegan Shoe Roundup

August 18th, 2011

I thought I’d do a little fun post here in my old style, doing a round-up of some fun non leather vegan shoes on the web that I would buy.

Let’s begin!

1. Summer is not over yet! oh no! These sandals from urbanoutfitters are vegan, come in brown and white, and are very nice, don’t you think?

$39 Kimchi Blue Ankle-Wrap Thong Sandal

2. Next up is a shoe that I really think I am going to buy. This brings me back to my adolescence. Penny loafers with heels on them. very “Clueless”, very “My So Called Life”, very “10 Things I Hate About You”, very “Hocus Pocus”, very 90s, very cool. These are also from urbanoutfitters.

Cooperative Heeled Penny Loafer, $59.00

This would be a good shoe to wear knee socks with.

3. Now from Forever 21. Snatch these babies up, because unfortunately forever21 sells out of sizes very quickly, and if your size is gone it is gone. I really like these. Tres chic and sophisticated. They remind me of an artist I really enjoy…

Strappy Leatherette Heels
$25.80

Andrea Mary Marshall, the author of Witch: The Book of Bananas, Forks, Spoons and Heartbreak, says in her stylelikeu interview ( a great one!) that shoes like this are the only shoes you ever need.

4. These are shoes from modcloth in a similar vein. Which do you prefer?

from modcloth, $37.99

5. Yes, I am about to get wild and crazy on you. These are cool. Or is it just me…….

Dolly pumps, from pleaser, in a variety of crazy colors and glitters.

do you dare? In a vague way they remind me of Selina of Flying Saucer, one of my favorite fashion bloggers. She is British, and always wears very chunky high heels and these though out there, are kind of channeling her.

Well, thank you so much readers and subscribers for commenting, giving feedback, and making my day. I hope you enjoy my selection of shoes… feel free to tell me what you think of these outrageous choices, and send any more vegan shoes you see out and about in the internet my way!

-Tor

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