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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/29545092

Hey all! After countless sneakers going bad on me, I'm trying to look inside of the vast world of vegan boots. Do you know of any brands and their quality? Right now I'm looking mostly at:

  • Nae Vegan, based in Portugal
  • Vegetarian Shoes, based in UK
  • Vegan Shoes Italy, based in.. Italy (lol)

All these have decent-looking options, but I can't find much info online about quality. Any tips appreciated!

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[โ€“] XTL@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago

vivobarefoot.com is where I look first.

A wild card might be military surplus as there's non leather options that will be ludicrously tough and even cheap. Not necessarily ergonomic, though. YMMV.

[โ€“] GooseGang@beehaw.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Doc Martenโ€™s vegan boots are neat and last a long time. I had a pair of canvas ones like in the picture I would recommend

[โ€“] jnod4@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Op requested made in eu/uk. DM is not

[โ€“] GooseGang@beehaw.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ahh I know itโ€™s a UK brand, didnโ€™t realize it wasnโ€™t made there! Thanks

[โ€“] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Doc Marten auality has apparently absolutely plummeted info the ground the past decade. Like, they only last a year or two now apparently before falling apart.

[โ€“] GooseGang@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I will admit I bought them about that long ago. They did last me about 5 years though. Makes sense that theyโ€™ve become more commercial, especially being made abroad.

[โ€“] plzExplainNdetail@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Check out Will's Vegan Store. They have some great shoes and boots!

Edit: Oops. Sorry, I misread. I don't know anything about the other brands you listed.

[โ€“] ChaosInstructor@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

i only have experience with vegetarian shoes, but they are great. bought my first pair around 1999-2000 sometime and maybe gone through 15 pairs of different models.

edit: spelling