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Sustainable Products: Eco-friendly Shoes

July 5th, 2008 BY Annie | 6 Comments

Diamonds aren’t a girl’s best friend; a great pair of shoes is. What can a diamond do for you that a slingback or espadrille can’t? Shoes can even glitter, sister. And they’re cheaper. You can change your shoes without changing your man and no one wonders. Try that with your pretty diamond ring, even if you bought it for yourself.

Here’s a selection of some eco-friendly shoe shopping options:

  • Planet Shoes has a great selection of shoes that are “produced from recycled materials, animal-friendly products, gentler chemicals or manufactured in plants with environmentally sustainable initiatives.” They have lots of tennis shoes, winter boots, sandals, and slippers (like these) but not so much on the dressy, stiletto side of things. Read on.
  • Moo Shoes is delicious, eco-friendly, and vegan. They have a great selection of women’s dress shoes. I lovethese.
  • Vegetarian Shoes and Bags kind of says it all in the name. Big selection, and the best price range. I need to a new skirt to go with
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  1. mollyL
    1

    Don’t want to look like a hippie? Who do you think stayed true to sustainability and organics and everything green while you guys(or your parents) went to the disco and voted for Bushes? No thanks required, just don’t make this another “fashion” that’s here today and gone tomorrow, like last time.

  2. atula
    2

    wow..the choices are endless…how come I never really knew there were so many varieties to chhose in shoes that are stylish and do a thing or two for the environment.

  3. chris1203
    3

    Wow. After reading this article, I will have to try some of these shoes. They are attractive, too.

  4. Lyndsey
    4

    I am so happy to have this resource. It will alleviate my guilt over being a serial killer of shoes. I don’t do it on purpose, but I seem to wear shoes down and out very quickly. Perhaps it’s all the vitis to cobblestoned Quebec City. In any case, I always felt bad about that material being thrown out so often. I usually damage them so much, I can’t even give them to charity.

  5. katharina
    5

    :-) My Planet Shoes are not quite so… uh… noticeable as these are :-) but I adore them. They are sooo very comfortable.

  6. heretoday
    6

    My feet are not shoe-friendly. They are very wide and hard to fit. Can anyone tell me which of these shoe brands have wide sizes? Thanks.

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