Archive for 'Footwear'

All it took was just one look. These shoes are beguiling. A week or so ago, it was Natalie’s Tre Casan. Today, it’s Gina Ferraraccio’s vegan line of utterly captivating very sexy artifacts for the feet that have my head in a spin. How do I love thee, let me count the shoes — [...]

News Flash — Ladies’ shopping site Tobi has made a smart move by listing their eco brands under the Eco Tobi banner. Just be careful not to slip into the non-eco zone, which you can easily do by clicking some of the “you may also like” options.
A great place to update head to toe [...]

Natalie Portman has designed a new vegan shoe line in association with Te Casan, the global designer shoe company whose name means “A Woman’s Path” in Gaelic.
I happened to attend the launch party at Te Casan in New York City last night; a subdued and civilized affair at Te Casan’s NYC store.
Natalie’s debut collection is [...]

‘Kick it’ in some hemp foot gear from iPath. Shown at right is the Rodriguez and bottom the Catkin. Make a statement.
Rodriguez $69.95 libertyboardshop.com
Catkin $64.95 @ libertyboardshop.com

Sometimes you just have to trust your instincts, and dive in. This is one of those times. I have a serious love affair with converse-type sneaks, and these low and high tops are killing me — mostly because their website is very French, and mon cherie, I am not…All I can glean is [...]

Want to go green with your shoes? Well Nike has come out with the Air Jordan XX3 - a “green” shoe. It’s made with sustainable materials.
The Air Jordan has been completely redesigned in terms of patterns but still maintains the classic Air Jordan style.
It’s set to come out in a limited edition style for [...]

Take a pass on those lame, overexposed crocs and slide into these sleek, eco-friendly translucent flats by Brazil-based Melissa. Green shoes made with recycled plastic!
$59 @ clementine-shoes.com

Shoes are my second love, boots are my first. UK-based Beyond Skin is a custom cobbler of vegetarian/vegan footwear, high-end numbers frequently spotted on celebs (no surprise). Here are a few fantasy pairs I’d like to share.  From left: Jody from the New Collection, Hannah from the Classic Collection and Kimberley from [...]

Remember that one time you wore your cotton socks on the slopes for a day of snowboarding, and then suffered the blistering consequences? Those of us who run, ski, or hike know how important a good pair of socks can be. That’s why Teko Socks created cute and practical knits from recycled polyester, organic materials, [...]

For those about to skate and those posers that just want to look like they might. Get with the program in these grungy, yet hip, hemp skateboard shoes form IPath. On sale so move fast. Hemp uppers, hidden stash pocket in the tongue and flexible skate soles.
The House Boardshop even throws [...]

Make your progeny stand out at Teacher/Parent Day. These kiddie loungers have a lot to love; eye-catching colors, easy on and off, hemp, organic, vegan and reasonably priced… and remember Downbound is sweatshop-free.
children’s sizes 6 thru 10 in indigo, natural, orange and sage
$30 @ downbound (no tax for US customers)

Here’s the scoop, straight from Keen, the eco oriented footwear company. They’re sponsoring 3 separate contests - Stand Up. Stand Out. Stand For…Sustainability, and they’re ready to cough up $150,000 for best ideas or projects which support sustainability.
For inspiration, check out a slew of do-gooders — G. Love, as well as Seth [...]

The folks @ Yellow Port have taken the remains of a diesel fume-spewing truck and transformed them into these styling caual shoes designed for low impact, urban transportation.
The Myra Street shoe is made in Brazil in a sweatshop-free environment.
It hurts to be this green to the tune of $165 @ green is black

This low-top hemp trainer is made of all-natural ingredients. Hemp upper, cotton lining, rubber sole, hemp laces and handcrafted uniqueness.
Komodo footwear from Bali and Kathmandu has been around for sixteen years. Natural materials are employed wherever possible and this footwear is produced using authentic local techniques. Coconut, bamboo, banana plant and hemp textiles are [...]

I’m hard on shoes, and love hats, so each season I search high and low for comfort and style, from head to toe. Emphasis on toe, at the moment. Here a couple of cuties that are both down to earth, and perky. Cushy enough for city strutting on hard pavement by day, [...]