vegan footwear
Puma Works to Unravel the Leather vs. Vegan Leather Debate
Puma worked with Aishwarya Sharma on the new educational series.
Grounded People Expands Offering with ‘All SZN’ Sneaker Boots
The two-year old vegan sneaker company is rounding out its assortment with a fall-ready style.
Koio’s New Vegan Footwear Label Doubles as an Innovation Lab
Koio co-founder Johannes Quodt tells SJ how the company created the Vegan 01 sneaker and what Pale Blue Dot…
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Why the ‘Degenerate’ Sneaker Could Be the Tesla of Footwear
Dr. Luke Haverhals and Eric Liedtke teamed up to launch first entirely biodegradable, plastic-free vegan…
Canadian Vegan Shoe Brand Gets $2.5M Investment
Right Seasons Investment Corp. puts its first big backing behind Grounded People.
Will NBA Stars Hoop in Vegan Leather Sneakers Someday? This CEO Is Betting on it
One-year-old Grounded People uses microfiber, recycled cotton and nanoflash technology to make vegan leather…
Leonardo DiCaprio Puts Money Behind Vegan Sneakers
Just 15 months after launch, British startup Loci raised a $4.6 million celeb-backed seed round to advance…
What Makes Allbirds’ New Plant-Based Leather Sneaker Different
Developed in collaboration with Natural Fiber Welding, the Bay Area B Corp's plant leather is a material…
Why Brave GentleMan Says These Vegan Shoes ‘Compromise Nothing’
BraveGentleMan is launching a line of gender-neutral shoes and accessories that are not only cruelty-free but…
Biodegradable Vegan Sneaker Taps Hemp, Tencel and Algae-Based Foam
Soleic, a renewable and biodegradable polyurethane foam derived from oils found in algae biomass, replaces…
Puma’s Latest King Football Boots Choose Vegan Over Kangaroo Leather
The footwear brand, which is still selling k-leather soccer cleats, plans to continue to use vegan materials…
Naot Shows Waste-Based Sandals at Kornit Fashion Week
Plant-based leather was the star of Kornit Fashion Week's catwalk in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Ganni: Selling Leather Footwear Will Soon be ‘Outdated Like Smoking’
Leather conflicts with "efforts to minimize our impact due to high levels of methane emissions from the…
The Booming Business of Biomaterials
As traditional leather loses luster over animal-rights and environmental issues, vegan alternatives stand…
Gucci’s New Animal-Free Luxury Material is a ‘Shoe’-In
Gucci's Demetra is a new animal-free luxury material that melds quality, softness, durability and scalability…