See the link above for the awesomeness, but i’d assume you have already visited if you’ve found this page.
I bought mine second hand in lightly used condition, I won’t lie, mainly because I am a little lacking in money and it is more eco friendly to buy used. Vegetarian shoes are a veggie company (they may be 100% vegan I haven’t checked) with good ethics so they’re absolutely a company i’d love to support financially however, these were a totally unnecessary impulse purchase on a well known auction site.
I have them in Olive, or “pea green” as my mum called them! I personally love the colour as its a relatively unusual colour for footwear. The other colours available are more mainstream. The first thing I did was try them on and they’re wide fitting, as expected for a unisex boot. They’re also slightly large fitting vs other shoes I have. I have had my feet measured at Clarks (not exactly vegan friendly but they have the foot measurer thingy and have a few styles that don’t use leather) and I am a size 6 standard edging on wide fit. I have these in a size 40, more often called a 6.5 in the UK and the length is a little big but a 39 would have meant that my toes were too near the front to wear awesome thick winter socks. They’re quite wide on me so I took out the insoles that came with them and replaced them with a thicker similar foam insole from an old pair of eco sneaks that I wore the soles out of. With this slight change they’re perfect with either a winter or a summer sock. You could always put a cheap insole under the veg shoes one for a similar effect if you have narrower feet (most women i’d imagine as mens boots run a few width fittings larger than the standard womens fit).
The uppers are a “fake” suede type finish. This is very soft and flexible much like real suede only without the cruelty, what is not to love here? The sole of the boot is crepe as expected in a chukka boot such as these.
I haven’t really reviewed them yet so here is my verdict … ❤ a very comfy boot in a very classic style that could be worn in either the workplace in some colours or for casual wear at a good price (new price is fair) from an awesome company. Definitely a boot i’d buy new when these bad boys wear out.
Grumpy Eco Vegan 