Luxury Vegan Shoe Brands Worth Splurging On
If you call some of the contents of your wardrobe “investment pieces,” you’re a smart shopper. You know that clothing and shoes made with superior animal-friendly materials will long outlast other items that you may have in your closet. In addition to producing beautiful shoes, the luxury vegan shoe brands on this list construct their products with care, perfecting how they feel and fit. And they know that beyond the look, there’s an ethos. These companies offer tons of leather-free and other vegan options, so rest assured that you won’t be covering your feet with the skin of dead animals.
So where should you swipe your card? Check out this compilation of high-end vegan shoes that are built to last. (You might want to bookmark this page.)
AERA
This eco-friendly brand makes luxury shoes with sustainable materials, which means all its styles are vegan. AERA offers high-quality heels, sandals, and boots that are easy on the planet and hopes to one day create a shoe with zero environmental impact.
Bhava Studio
In addition to all types of fantastic kicks, Bhava Studio offers a separate bridal collection as well as vegan leather belts.
Bikkou
This boutique’s shoes are animal-friendly and better for the planet because they’re made with Bio-Veg materials instead of cow’s skin. Bikkou’s styles include ballerina flats, sandals, and ankle boots.
Bloom
This vegan shoe brand “puts consciousness and compassion at the heart of its collections” because it knows that personal choices can help create a world without suffering. Bloom uses materials like apple leather, which is made with apple skins recycled from the food industry, for its products.
Brave GentleMan
Joshua Katcher has proved to be a force in the world of vegan fashion, not only as a designer but also as a blogger, an entrepreneur, and a pioneer in finding new, sustainable, animal-free materials to help usher vegan fashion into a new era.
Casa Lily
Latina-owned brand Casa Lily creates handcrafted luxury shoes in classic styles using innovative materials, such as corn and apple leather.
CCILU
If you want a more casual pair of shoes that will last a long time, CCILU’s sneakers, sandals, and boots are the stylish options you’re looking for.
Coquette
Check this brand out for perfect date-night heels.
DAMAPREZIOSA
DAMAPREZIOSA keeps animals in mind by using vegan materials with traditional Italian craftsmanship to make its unique jeweled sandals and heels.
Empress of Heels
If you’re looking for simple, well-crafted heels, Empress of Heels has you covered. Its shoes are handmade in a small family-owned factory using eco-friendly vegan materials, including apple leather.
Heelswear
Heelswear focuses on comfort and style to create vegan leather heels that you can wear all day long.
Matt & Nat
Known for its vegan leather purses, this company also offers some stylish and classic shoes.
ME.LAND
ME.LAND’s stylish and colorful vegan sneakers are made in Portugal using recycled marine plastic waste fished from the waters around the Strait of Gibraltar. Note: Not all of ME.LAND’s sneakers are animal-friendly—check for those labeled vegan.
Mink
You can never have too much glitter in your wardrobe, and Mink’s sparkly shoes are showstoppers and a total wardrobe must-have.
MoEa
In order to avoid supporting the leather industry, which kills cows and harms the planet, MoEa creates fashionable sneakers from biomaterials. These are made using a process that transforms plant waste into a material with leather-like properties.
NOAH
PETA Business Friend NOAH makes noteworthy vegan unisex shoes that are perfect for everyone.
O2 Monde
Luxury shoe brand O2 Monde uses a variety of animal-friendly materials, including Desserto cactus leather, a pineapple-based leather called Piñatex, and Vitigna, a vegan leather made from wine industry leftovers.
Rungg
This luxury vegan shoe brand creates hand-embroidered works of art for your feet. Take a look at their Instagram to see the variety of gorgeous colors and designs:
Stella McCartney
One of the most innovative designers working today, McCartney is tapping into the sneaker market.
Sydney Brown
This brand has worked to develop a creative, sustainable way of crafting vegan shoes. Shoe uppers are made by fusing shaven cork and grains to organic cotton. They also use materials derived from pressed pineapple and coconut fibers. Heels and platforms are created from sustainably-harvested German beech wood. We’re especially in love with their iridescent line:
Taylor + Thomas
Luxury vegan shoemaker Taylor + Thomas challenges the wastefulness of the modern fashion industry by showcasing innovative, sustainable, vegan materials and working with local artisans who are paid fair wages.
VEERAH
VEERAH heels are made for women who want to look great, but their unique design also provides functional comfort if your average day includes traversing a city. We love this breakdown of the materials used in VEERAH shoes.
Cows are playful, loving individuals. Every animal is someone—not something—and deserves our respect. By choosing to buy and wear vegan shoes, you’ll help spare their lives.
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