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Olsenhaus- Pure Vegan Shoes

Emily Konkler — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:19:22 +0000

I must admit, I spend most of my time drooling over clothing, pondering the possibilities of how to achieve the perfect eco-style. Recently, I came across Olsenhaus and my mind has wandered from high-waisted skirts and rock-star dresses to shoes. Not just shoes, mind you, but vegan, sexy, eye-bulging, stomach-fluttering shoes that gave me a kick in my- you know where- pushing me into an unknown territory. A world of shoe obsession.

Let’s not lie to ourselves, you can obviously see the photo above and understand why my heart is swooning.

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Melissa Brand’s New Sexy Gold Gladiator Sandal (Made from Recycled Plastic)

Lucille Chi — Sat, 02 May 2009 20:11:02 +0000

Last year we shared our admiration for Brazilian shoe maker Melissa and the evolution of their footwear designs and this year their recycled plastic shoes never looked so good!

“The environmentally sensitive sandal is ethically made in Brazil in a closed loop system so there is no waste. The Gladiator is made from recycled MEFLEX plastic and provides amazing comfort for your battle weary feet.”

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Magic Cinderella Shoes Created for Love in Every Step…

Lucille Chi — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:27:03 +0000

These vegan Do-Ni Nobilia ballerinas are enchanted magic slippers that are :

designed by two seasoned vegetarian shoe designers.

fair-trade, handmade in Portugal by artisans

constructed of water-based glues, French ribbons and low-solvent Italian pleather, recycled insole boards.

created for comfort with an elasticized band at the edges, padded insole for a perfect form-fit.

Do-Ni saves on brick ad mortar retail costs and virtually sells direct, then donates to charities you choose like Best Friends Animal Society, Medicines Global, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and 100% of proceeds are donated to participating non-profit organizations.

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Natalie Portman Donates Shoe Profits to Environmental Preservation and Animal Rights

Lucille Chi — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:07:56 +0000

Natalie Portman Has Our Unabashed Support

While we’re on the topic of ethical footwear this week, Natalie Portman has recently designed a line of vegan shoes for Té Casan, and she is having a sale.

In between being a superstar, a main feature in Elle and speaking out for PETA, she has also found the time to design darling animal-free footwear. Her designs are cute, classic and sophisticated. I dig the Potok and the Pixie (shown below), both on sale.

Natalie has been a vegetarian since age 8, and always noticed the lack of animal-friendly footwear in the luxury designer marketplace. “Té Casan, well-versed in recognizing and developing new talent, collaborated with Portman for her 100% vegan collection.”

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A Photo Collage of Summer Styles I Love

Lucille Chi — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:44:53 +0000

Last season, I made a little inspiration board of stylish spring crushes, and now in the same spirit I’d like to share a small photo collage of styles I love this summer:

Clockwise:

The Luna Bikini via Green is Black, is a repurposed lycra bikini, with tie back halter triangle cupped top, and bottoms with a gathered tie in the middle back. They are made in the USA and sweatshop free.
From Nau on, and thank goodness, Nau is back in business this summer with their classic looks in full effect this season, especially with their July specials. Celebrate the return of this brilliant organization with comfortable styles and cozy items half off all month.
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