CATALOGS, COMPANIES, AND STORES WITH LEATHER ALTERNATIVES
The following catalogs, companies, and stores carry some non-leather products, but also many that are not animal-free. Just like reading food labels, carefully check the merchandise to make sure it is leather-free. If you’re not sure, ask customer service or a sales clerk, but beware they can’t always answer your questions. This is only a partial listing of the thousands of catalogs and stores with synthetic options.
Active Souls
318 Court St., Plymouth, MA 02360
(800) 881-4322
Website: www.activesoles.com
They distribute several styles of New Balance shoes made from synthetic materials for men and women.
Anywears Shoe Company, Inc.
(888) 298-0120
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.anywears.com
Brightly colored man-made, biodegradable, padded clogs that can be put in the washer. Note: some have leather uppers.
Auditions
1251 1st Ave., Suite 115, Chippewa Falls, WI 54774
(800) 280-0846
Website: www.auditionsshoes.com
They carry name brands such as Auditions, Easy Spirit, Keds, and New Balance, all of which offer some vegan shoes.
Earth
151 Newton St. Waltham, MA 02453
(877) 372-2814
Website: www.earthvegan.us
Earth offers a line of vegan Earth shoes, featuring Kalso Negative Heel technology. You’ll find both casual and dress shoes, sandals, and boots.
Green Shoes
69 High St., Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5PB, United Kingdom; Tel: 011-44-1803 864997
Website: www.greenshoes.co.uk/greenframe.html
Find men’s, women’s, and children’s shoes, boots, and sandals custom made from non-leather materials. They also make accessories such as bags and belts.
Heavenly Soles
615 W. Lake St., Minneapolis, MN 55408
(612) 822-2169
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.heavenlysoles.com
Heavenly Soles offers shoes from Vegetarian Shoes.
J. Crew
One Ivy Crescent, Lynchburg, VA 24513
(800) 562-0258
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jcrew.com
Canvas deck shoes and basketball sneakers, nylon sneakers, flannel deck sneakers, rubber thongs, and rubber boots.
L.L. Bean
Freeport, ME 04033; (800) 441-5713
Website: www.llbean.com
Teva sandals, canvas athletic shoes, children’s boots, etc.
Montrail
2505 Airport Way South, Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 621-9303; Fax: (206) 621-0230
Website: www.montrail.com
Montrail offers a variety of outdoor synthetic shoes. The following models are (good for trail running, light hiking) made from synthetics: Vitesse and Leona Divide.
Payless Shoe Source
Website: www.payless.com
This chain has a wide selection of synthetic leather shoes available in men’s, women’s, and children’s styles. Leather shoes are marked on the box. Call (877) 474-6379 for a store in your area.
Pennangalan Dreams
15 Gloucester Avenue, Slough, SL1 3AW,
United Kingdom; Tel: 011-44-1753 678076
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pennangalan.co.uk
This online store offers fetish boots in varying colors and heights. They have an impressive array of exotic/erotic vegan-friendly footware.
REI
REI, Sumner, WA 98352-0001
(800) 426-4840
Website: www.rei.com
Carry Teva sports sandals, Merrell sports sandals, and more. They also offer non-leather belts and watch bands.
Road Runner Sports
5549 Copley Dr., San Diego, CA 92111
Website: www.roadrunnersports.com
Carries several non-leather running shoes from Asics, Saucony, Brooks, Reebok, New Balance, and Mizuno. Watches with non-leather bands are also available.
Santana Canada Footwear
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.santana.ca
Waterproof non-leather boots and shoes in a variety of styles. Email them for a store in your area.
Zappos.com
(800) ZAPPOS
Website: www.zappos.com
Search under the word vegetarian on this website and a long list of sandals and casual, formal, athletic, and other shoes will appear. They carry shoes for men, women, and children.
VEGAN MAIL-ORDER OR STORES
The following companies sell only animal-free, cruelty-free products in their catalogs and/or stores.
All Vegan
4669 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 299-4669
Website: www.allveganshopping.com
This vegan store carries leather-free shoes, hiking boots, belts, handbags, and much more for men and women.
Alternative Outfitters
408 S. Pasadena Ave. Suite 1, Pasadena, CA 91105
(866) 758-5837 or (626) 396-4972; Fax: (626) 396-4952
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.alternativeoutfitters.com
This online store offers non-leather footwear, handbags, accessories (including watch bands and cell phone pouches), and much more. They are opening a showroom, too.
Artisan Gear
7605 4th St., White City, OR 97503
(541) 830-4411
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.artisangear.com
Artisan Gear produces a line of classic/casual bags and accessories from hemp canvass. You can order their bags online or visit their website to find stores selling their bags.
Beyond Skin
The Sudio, 20 Cross Lanes, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks Sl9 0LR United Kingdom; Tel: 0-11-44-1494 871655
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.beyondskin.co.uk
Here you’ll find stylish shoes handmade in England.
Bourgeois Boheme
PO Box 54214, London, England W14 0SX
Tel: 011-44-2076 029067
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bboheme.com
This online vegan boutique offers unique women’s and men’s footwear, bags, wallets, and much more.
Cosmo’s Vegan Shoppe
1860 Sandy Plains Rd., Suite 204-208, Marietta, GA 30066; (800) 260-9968 or (678) 921-0102
Email: [email protected]
Website: cosmosveganshoppe.com
You’ll find a wide variety of bags and wallets here.
DownBound
322 Pacific Avenue, Toronto, ON M6P 2P9
Canada; (416) 604-8552
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.downbound.com
This Canadian company offers many products made out of hemp including backpacks, duffle bags, toiletry bags, wallets, fanny packs, and more. They also offer hemp shoes for men, women, and children.
Ecolution -- Pan World Traders
PO Box 697, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
(800) 973-HEMP
Website: www.ecolution.com
This mail-order wholesale company makes hemp products, including shoes, clothing, wallets, bags, etc. Their product line, Ecolution, can be ordered through www.artisanwear. com, www.thevegetariansite.com, or www.mooshoes.com.
English Retreads
4949 N. Broadway, Suite 147, Boulder, CO 80304 (303) 258-1625
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.englishretreads.com
English Retreads manufactures totes, purses, bookbags, backpacks, key chains, and belts from recycled rubber inner tubes, seat belts, and fan belts.
Ethical Wares
Caegwyn, Temple Bar, Felinfach, Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 7SA, Wales, United Kingdom
Tel: 011-44-1570 471155; Fax: 011-44-1570 471166
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ethicalwares.com
This company sells shoes and belts. Ethical Wares states that they do not trade with countries that have “repressive regimes or exploitative working practices.” Shoe styles include hiking boots, steel-toe safety boots, dressy shoes, etc.
Fabulous Furs
5 West Robbins St., Covington, KY 41011
(800) 848-4650
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.fabulousfurs.com
This mail-order company offers a wide variety of fake “fur,” “leather,” and “wool” products such as coats, jackets, vests, hats, handbags, pillows, and ear muffs. They even have “Sew It Yourself” kits. Inquire about their showroom.
Fast and Furless
294 Snelling Ave. South, St. Paul, MN 55105
(651) 698-4585
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.fastandfurless.com
This boutique located near Macalester College offers shoes, sandals, belts, bags, wallets, and more. Closed on Mondays.
Freerangers
87 Derwent Street, Chopwell, Tyne & Wear, England
NE17 7HZ; Tel. 011-44-1207 565957
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.freerangers.co.uk
Online store offering made-to-order handcrafted shoes as well as accessories including wallets, belts, and bags.
Gaelyn and Cianfarani
757 Fulton St. 2R, Brooklyn, NY 11217
(212) 614-6998
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gaelyn.com
This company makes modern dresses, corsets, pants, skirts, and tops from latex and recycled rubber.
Heartland Products, Ltd.
PO Box 218, Dakota City, IA 50529
(800) 441-4692; Fax: (515) 332-4831
Website: www.trvnet.net/~hrtlndp/
Carries shoes, western-style boots, and baseball gloves.
Mink
(800) 990-MINK
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.minkshoes.com
Offers handmade non-leather shoes made in Italy.
MooShoes
152 Allen St., New York, NY 10002
(866) 59-VEGAN or (212) 254-6512
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mooshoes.com
MooShoes is owned and run by a couple of vegan gals. Though shoes can be purchased online, customers are encouraged to walk in and try shoes on if they are in the NYC area. MooShoes carries shoes by brands such as Vegan Wares, Vegetarian Shoes, and Ethical Wares. They also sell bags, wallets, and belts.
My Vegan Shoes
c/o Hamsin Ltd, B5 River View, The Embankment
Vale Rd, Heaton Mersey, Stockport SK4 3GN
United Kingdom; Tel: 011-44-1619-755399
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.myveganshoes.com
This online shop offers men’s and women’s shoes.
Otsu
849 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 255-7900
Website: www.veganmart.com/shop/
This boutique is dedicated to providing hard-to-find, high-quality, fairly-made non-leather items including shoes, belts, wallets, and bags.
Pangea Vegan Products
2381 Lewis Ave., Rockville, MD 20851
(800) 340-1200; Fax: (301) 816-8955
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pangeaveg.com
This mail-order company and store carries only cruelty-free, vegan products, including shoes, clothing, wallets, belts and bags, personal care products, and vegan food. Pangea is also the producer of the No Bull line of leather alternatives.
Queen Bee Creations
1847 E Burnside Ste. 103, Portland, OR 97214
(503) 232-1755
Email: [email protected]
Website: Queenbee-Creations.com
All items from Queenbee-Creations are made out of vinyl. They produce bags, wallets, cases, and more. The website
includes information on retail stores carrying their items.
Sidecar For Pigs Peace
5270 B University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 523-9060
Website: www.sidecarforpigspeace.com
This vegan store is located at a Pig Sanctuary. They offer shoes, belts, wallets, and much more. Closed Mondays.
Sparkle Craft
902 East 5th St., Suite 110, Austin, TX 78702
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sparklecraft.com
Sparkle Craft offers handmade non-leather accessories including belts, guitar straps, and wristbands.
Splaff Flops
PO Box 7604, San Diego, CA 92167
(619) 221-9199
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.splaff.com
This online company offers Splaff Flopps (flip flop sandals) handcrafted in California. The soles are made with recycled car tires, the straps are made with used bicycle inner tubes, the footbed covering and strap linings are made with hemp fabric, and the mid sole is made with regupol (a cushioned material made from used tires which have been chipped and pressed into mats). They also produce bags and a belt.
Tomorrow’s World
9657 First View St., Norfolk, VA 23503
(800) 229-7571
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.tomorrowsworld.com
They have non-leather clothing, shoes, belts, bags, etc. They also carry many organic hemp products.
Truth Belts
83 Billings Ave., Toronto, ON M4L 2S3 Canada
(416) 778-1597; Fax: (905) 778-9435
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.truthbelts.com
Truth Belts offers an innovative and stylish array of synthetic belts for your waist, as well as ones for your wrists (bracelets). Visit the website to find out where Truth Belts are sold retail. You can order the belts online at www.vegetarianbelts.com
Used Rubber USA
597 Haight St., San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 626-7855
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.usedrubberusa.com
Recycled rubber inner tubes and tires are used to make bags, wallets, and organizers in a variety of sizes.
VeganEssentials
3707 N. 92nd St., Milwaukee, WI 53222
(866) 88-VEGAN or (414) 527-9684
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.veganessentials.com
Vegan Essentials is a mail-order company offering goods such as shoes, jackets, wallets, belts, and more.
Veganline
2 Avenue Gds, London, England SW14 8BP
Email: soundsearchers.co.uk
Website: www.veganline.com
Stylish vegan shoes, boots, dress shoes, wallets, and belts.
Vegan Shoes
(800) 247-5748
Website: www.veganshoes.com
Offers sandals, running shoes, clogs, etc.
Veganshoes.us
Planet Shoes Inc.,
135 Second Ave., Waltham, MA 02451;
(888) 818-SHOE (7463)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.Veganshoes.us
This online store offers women’s and men’s casual shoes, boots, sandals, etc. They offer the Earth brand.
Veganstore.co.uk
Vegan Store Ltd., PO Box 110, Rottingdean, Brighton BN51 9AZ United Kingdom
Tel: 011-44-1273 302979
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.veganstore.co.uk
Veganstore.co.uk is known as “The one stop vegan shop” carrying over 400 cruelty-free items online. They are a licensed distributor of No Bull leather alternatives in Europe.
Vegan Unlimited
PO Box 248, San Anselmo, CA 94979
(415) 453-1466
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.veganunlimited.com
This online company carries non-leather belts, bags, wallets, and men’s and women’s shoes.
Vegan Wares
78 Smith St., Collingwood, 3066 VIC Australia Tel/Fax: 61-3-9417-0230
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.veganwares.com
They offer shoes, boots, briefcases, wallets, and more. They even make-to-order shoes and sell children’s shoes.
Vegetarian Shoes
12 Gardner St., Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1UP United Kingdom; Telephone: 011-44-1273 691913
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk
Over 50 styles of synthetic leather and synthetic suede shoes including genuine Doc Martens boots and shoes, Birken-stocks, dress shoes, hiking boots, work boots, “leather” jackets, and belts.
Vegetarian Shoes and Bags
14101 Oxnard St., Van Nuys, CA 91401
(818) 235-4709
Website: www.vegetarianshoesandbags.com
This online store offers a wide range of shoes and bags.
The Vegetarian Site
PO Box 18699, Tucson, AZ 85731
(520) 529-8691
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.thevegetariansite.com
The Vegetarian Site has an online vegan store filled with clothing, footwear, wallets, belts, bags, and much more.
Vulcana
(602) 538-3860
Website: www.vulcanabags.com
Offers all types of bags made from recycled rubber car tires or hemp.
Vy and Elle
867 Valley Rd., Menasha, WI 54952
(888) 285-4367
Website: www.vyandelle.com
Vy and Elle manufactures handbags, wallets, eyeglass cases, totes, shoulder bags, etc. from recycled vinyl billboard material. Each bag has a unique design. You can order their products through various online sites listed on their website.
