My Non Leather Life

Vegan Leather Varsity Jacket and Musings About the Captain of the Footbal Team Fantasy

July 3rd, 2012 | Uncategorized

I can no longer be silent.

I have to blog again.

This time with a cool NON LEATHER jacket I saw in URBAN OUTFITTERS. Men’s dept.

This jacket is ideal, extremely cool. It made me think of Dawson’s Creek for some unknown reason. Definitely a fall in New England vibe.

It’s so cool, but it’s so hot here I decided not to get it. However I want to own this baby.

This reminds me of the kind of thing your jock boyfriend would give you to wear, like if he was captain of the football team.

Since I was such a not nerd, but “loner” in high school, things like the “captain of the football team” hold a lot of …i don’t know…magic for me. I was never popular. It would have been inconceivable for me to date the captain of the football team…but just maybe…it could have happened! in an alternate universe. Where he saw something in me… oh well, it never happened.

Later in life, I did actually date 2 captains of the football team. Not to be RUDE, but it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.

However, the fantasy remains….

fall. new england.

bleachers. grass.

night. lights on the field.

a chill in the air.

a big athletic teenager, who seems otherworldy in his coolness.

A varsity jacket. “Are you cold? Here, wear my jacket. Keep it…”

The stuff of Dawson’s Creek–though I’ve only seen 1 ep.

You can buy this varsity jacket made out of brown and blue VEGAN pleathers here “OBEY Varsity II Jacket“.

It looks way better in person, too. I’d get it in a L so it looks like you borrowed it. Cause I’m VEIRD that way.

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My Top Ten Vegan Shoe Essentials…that you can always find online.

June 12th, 2012 | vegan boots, vegan flats, vegan issues, vegan shoes, veganism, where to find vegan shoes

I’m a blogging kick today and my last post about people with cool style got me thinking.

What are the top 10 vegan shoes that are always available to buy online (unlike most shoes which have a short run and then sell out forever) that every COOL non leather loving person might want to pick up.

Here is what I came up with. I own most all of these shoes, and these are the shoes I wear all the time. They ARE how I live a non leather lifestyle in a leather loving, steak eating : ( world.

Here goes nothing!

1. Vans. There are many vans that are vegan, but not all. See my post about it: “Are Vans vegan? Yes, Some Are“. Vans are the perfect shoe for kicking around but still looking cool.

Why not go for a classic.

2. Converse. Another casual vegan shoe for kicking around that with a bit of sleuthing I determined to be almost certainly vegan. See “Once and for all, are converse vegan?“. Why converse? They are the ultimate classic shoe. They always look cool. I prefer off white.

3. Doc Martens. The vegan ones. They’re on the brain! I’d get the black classic 8 eye boots or whatever they’re called. Reusing a picture:

If only doc martens did floral vegan versions…I would buy in a heartbeat.

alas.

4. Loafers. I wear my vegan loafers all the time! They are …sadly unavailable from modcloth where I picked them up. They are so comfortable and I wear them as sneakers. If you are so inclined, check out my post on vegan pennyloafers: “At last, vegan pennyloafers and the history of preppy style according to me“.

For an alternative, what do you think about the idea of buying vintage bass loafers which are leather on ebay? I personally do not feel I would do this as I am trying to make a statement by not wearing leather, but I think it is ok to buy vintage leather shoes as your money is not supporting any business perpetuating animal cruelty.

5. Hunter rain boots. I wrote about them in my post “Hunter Rain boots: Ironically, Vegan“. Lol much? So many people in new york seem to have these and for good reason. In the winter, these are now the boots I wear in heavy snow. They are rainproof so they never get soggy, and they make you feel invincible in knee high puddles. PLus they give off a cool Kate Middleton/Prince William/Prince Charles/Nancy Mitford/English countryside vibe. Perfect for anglophiles such as myself. And of course, they’re totally vegan.

6. What about some saddle shoes. I love mine, although sometimes they make me feel a bit silly. Only wear when you are feeling uber stylish. I’m proud of the post I wrote on saddle shoes “Vegan saddle shoes and some awesome saddle shoe style inspiration“. Have you seen Moonrise Kingdom? I thought it was incredible–Anderson’s best yet, and that’s coming from a huge Wes Anderson fan whose favorite movie of all time is Bottle Rocket. Well as you know, Suzy, the main character, wears saddle shoes, or Sunday school shoes as they refer to them in the flick. So now you know why these are cool.

you can always buy them at payless. Just google vegan saddle shoes. They’re less than $20.

7. You should get some high heels for looking hot. I would recommend looking at 3 places.

Modcloth–look for heels around $50 or under and then read the materials.

Urban outfitters–same deal. Read the materials.

Forever 21 shoes. These are all vegan (with 1 exception i saw once).

I found these vegan babies just now at forever 21.

They’re only $24. 80 and like almost everything at forever 21, vegan. So get a cool pair of heels so you can be that person who can hang out in sneakers or can rock a pair of heels–as is so annoyingly stated on every guy’s online dating profile. I’m on okcupid! and annoyed by it.

As you might guess…..

8. You’ve got to get some sandals for the summer. Oh how I wish they made saltwaters in vegan form. Or those cool swedish hasbeens. I’m weird but I would get Jelly’s! I think these shoes are really cool, and so fun to wear. I wrote about them here: “A patriotic shoe for vegans: Jelly Sandals“. I called them patriotic since they are so obviously vegan, being made entirely of rubber. I love mine.

Check my post for a link to the topshop ones I got, or simply google jellies.

9. Let’s put one on here for the guys, in case any of you reading this are guys or have significant others who would look super SEXY in pink and teal shoes from none other than honestly the coolest vegan brand around Good Guys Don’t Wear Leather. I wish I had a boyfriend that I could buy these shoes for. I mean, of course I want the pink and blue for myself but I think they would look so cool on a guy. Check out my latest post on the good guys “The MYsteries of Spring Cleaning and Good Guys Don’t Wear Leather: their offerings and vision” .

Good Guys don’t wear Leather SS12