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05/23/2013
Krže Studio makes fancy vegan shoes! »
And they’re so exclusive we can’t even buy them yet! They look like they’re gonna be tough and pretty and totally expensive, but you know what? Quality vegan shoes aren’t cheap. Not to knock cheap vegan shoes! But generally shoes at a higher price point come with things like padded footbeds, a little arch support, and consideration that they have to be worn on actual human feet.
I’m super into the Keely booties above in black; I love that buckle underneath! The 100 percent lack of functionality, without even a pretense of usefulness! It’s so insouciant, right?
I also really like the Hazel slip-ons in this crinkly metallic orange.
If you’re going to wear a shoe with such a basic shape, you ought to get creative with the color and materials. You can wear boring shoes when you’re dead!
Krže Studio was created by Leila Tamar Kerze, who studied fashion design at college and worked for BCBG and Donald J. Pliner before striking out on her vegan own.
When can you buy these shoes? Where can you buy them? I have no answers for you. What I do know is that these shoes have a lot of attitude and I am glad people see a market for luxury vegan footwear. Leather is so passé.
Super important update!!!: Megan loves this pair! -MR
[images via Krzhe Studio]
∞ posted at 12:54 by seriousmeaveness 
01/25/2013
These cute vegan boots are on Groupon today! Good looking out, Kate K. I’ve never really been into combat boots but these I think I could get down with. I like the folded down thing.
∞ posted at 13:14 by youtalkfunny 
01/22/2013
Keep’s free pair giveaway is back! Every week No. 1 best beloved vegan sneaker producer, Keep Company, will give away a free pair of shoes, and all you have to do to win is fill out a brief form. If you want to share the link with your friends, you could win TWO pairs of Keeps, but it’s not necessary! No reblogging/retweeting/commenting required, just as a contest should be. So click through and enter!
If you’re in the market for a new pair of shoes and can’t wait to be randomly selected, Keep is having a big sale, too. Pictured is The Homer in Indian Summer, which, with the sale and the extra 30 percent off coupon code “HELLO2013,” you can get your hands on for a mere $35. So worth it.
∞ posted at 11:23 by seriousmeaveness
12/12/2012
Anne Hathaway’s custom vegan Tom Ford boots! »
Tom Ford did a vegan version of his spring 2013 boots for Anne Hathaway to wear at the New York premiere of Les Misérables, because she is a famous vegan movie star, and why wouldn’t Tom Ford make you, famous vegan movie star, fabulous a vegan version of his elaborate bondage-sandal boots for the premiere of your latest, biggest movie in New York City?
I’m not in love with the actual boots, but I am in love with the idea of designers accommodating their vegan movie star fans with ethically appropriate fashion pieces. Dear Anne Hathaway, please wear these to the grocery store.
∞ posted at 09:00 by seriousmeaveness
11/27/2012
NYC: Brave GentleMan sale! »
Hey people, Friday is your chance to hang with Joshua of Brave GentleMan and get a discount on his superfly shoes! Deets:
This Friday Nov. 30th, Get 15% off all Brave GentleMan x Novacas shoes, in-store only at MooShoes NYC from 5-9pm. More styles are back in stock for this one-day event, and I’ll be there to help you pick out a pair and hang out.
MooShoes
5pm – 8pm
78 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
You should really try to get there kids because these jawns are hot.
∞ posted at 15:10 by youtalkfunny
11/12/2012
Bogs footwear keeps you warm and dry in the slush! »
It’s been kind of a weather nightmare in New York as of late. I’m sure you all heard about Sandy, but then this past week we had a dang snowstorm. Seriously? Seriously. And as usual, I was completely ill-prepared for snow. I had some cheap boots on that immediately let icy cold water seep in and they have no traction so I pretty much almost slipped and died 80 times. I thought, “omg I should’ve word those boots Bogs sent me!” They sent these boots to me for free last year but the weather wasn’t that cray back then. Now, the weather is CRAY with a capital JEEZ LOUISE. Basically, it’s perfect Bogs weather.
My Bogs, picture above, are called the Charlot and they are completely vegan (obvi). Not all the boots are vegan, some have leather. But the insoles are vegan so you don’t have to worry about that. These boots are bulkier than I expected so don’t think you’ll be wearing them to the club, but they sure are rugged. And I got compliments from the girls at work, so that is always a good sign. I walked around in the slush and didn’t slip once and my feet stayed totally dry and toasty.
Here’s some nice background from Bogs:
Bogs are made with 100% natural rubber sourced fairly from Malaysia and non-toxic glue. The materials we use are die-cut to minimize waste. Our shoe boxes are made from recycled materials and are shipped from the manufacturing plants by sea to reduce our environmental impact.
They also sell a line of camouflage ”hunting” boots but I like to think of them as “wildlife photography” boots. There are a lot of other styles and colors to choose from. Bogs are great for snowy/slushy/icy/rainy days or super for you farmer/gardener types. And if you like to jump around in mud, get some Bogs and you’re good to go.
UPDATE: I got official word on which Bogs are vegan and which aren’t (because I’m the best!):
All Bogs are Vegan except the following styles (which have leather on them):
McKenna, Mason, Seymour, Hudson Buckle, Jamison Leather and Bridgeport Leather.
Everything else we make is using a mix of natural and synthetic rubber (about 80% natural) and are vegan-friendly.
And they are working on manufacturing Bogs without glue (through a new heating process) and making their antimicrobial lining on the insoles 100% organic. Look out for that next year. I’m very excited for this!
∞ posted at 09:01 by youtalkfunny
11/09/2012
I’m so into these new(?) boots from Brave GentleMan! Not only are they hot and vegan, they are also ethically sourced. Dudes: you should all get these. I’m trying to make my pal Kevin Still get them. I’m helping him upgrade his wardrobe because I’m so nice. He didn’t even have to ask for my help. But boy does he need it! He wanted to try on cargo pants. Like, really.
∞ posted at 07:30 by youtalkfunny
08/20/2012
Sample sale at Compassion Couture! »
Holler! My pals at Compassion Couture are having a big clearance sample sale! I want all the Beyond Skin stuff as you know that’s my most favorite stuff ever. I especially want these fancy lace heels so I can be totally elegant while I stomp a hole in some jerk’s foot.
∞ posted at 08:43 by youtalkfunny
07/24/2012
Cute Neuaura heels at Compassion Couture! »
These are the hotness! They’re the Mulberry from Neuaura and apparently they are exclusive to our friends Compassion Couture. I’m totally in love with black velvet. It’s just the blackest black, right? So much blacker than other materials that pretend to be black. What’s that about? It’s prob some science stuff. That Science, always telling me the secrets of the universe. Yup, Science can’t keep a goddamn secret.
∞ posted at 03:46 by youtalkfunny
06/19/2012
Ooh fancy! These are Keep’s newest limited-edition shoes! They’re designed by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. You like vegan shoes? You like music? You like rescued animals? Maybe these are the shoes for you!
Designed by Justin Vernon and using our trademark Ramos silhouette, the Keep + Bon Iver shoe features herringbone accents, a black fishbone detail across the toe, and a canvas upper custom dyed to a perfect pale salmon.
Rooted in a shared love of animals, Keep + Bon Iver proudly support the Best Friends Animal Society, an animal advocacy group which operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned animals. As many of our fans know, we are grateful every day to call our rescued kitties (Toots, Teca, Orange Roughy, and Peanut Butter Face) and our rescued pups (Toni and BB) family. Justin is also the proud adopter of two rescued cats.
These limited edition Keep + Bon Iver shoes are available for pre-order now until Sunday, July 1. If you have questions regarding this project, please check the Keep + Bon Iver FAQ!
You can pre-order the shoes now through July 1, and they’ll ship in October, which I think is better because 1. These are kind of fall-colored shoes, right?; and 2. Delayed gratification is important!
We love Keep, and Best Friends Animal Society! We have no opinion on Bon Iver, but we pretty much always love when famous people lend their names to good causes. And the shoes are all right, too.
∞ posted at 10:09 by seriousmeaveness
