Vegan Barefoot Shoes that aren’t made of plastic!

We all want sustainable barefoot shoe options right?

But what if our demand for vegan shoes has led to a whole other problem? You see the majority of vegan shoes on the market come from PLASTIC.

And I don’t think I need to explain the issues with that industry. So by replacing animal based raw materials with plastic based ones, we are NOT in my eyes being any more sustainable, because unlike plastic based materials, at least animal based are biodegradable. Yes, no animals were killed for fashion, but destroying their habitats with petrochemical and plastic pollution is no better.

However, I will say that recycled plastic shoes are an exception as they are taking plastic already in the environment and doing something useful with it.

So, in an effort to find what I consider to be TRUE SUSTAINABLE vegan barefoot footwear, I did some searching and have come up with this list. I have also bestowed a few of the brands listed with a BARE SOLED GIRL AWARD 😂😂😂

The list consists of shoes made with rPET or biodegradable/compostable materials. Note that there remains in many cases an issue with the soles of shoes. Many are made from natural rubber (from plants producing latex) but more often than not, they are made from synthetic rubber. The synthetic equivalent uses manmade polymers derived from petroleum, not something we want to encourage in the fashion industry.

So without further ado, I present to you……

the first of its kind – BAREFOOT TRULY SUSTAINABLE VEGAN list. Only brands that I have researched to be truly sustainable with non plastic vegan options have made this list.

Enjoy!

Brand


Styles

Materials

Sole

Sustainability Score

Bindu 2

Hemp
Linen

TPE: Thermoplastic elastomers

Eazy

Cotton Canvas

TPU: Thermoplastic polyurethane

All Styles

Hemp
Cotton Lining

Natural Rubber

All Styles

Cotton
GOTS dyed

EVA: Ethylene-vinyl acetate

All Styles

Recycled PET

TPE: Thermoplastic elastomers

Chelsea
Foris
Sandal X

Pinatex Pineapple Leather

Vibram Synthetic Rubber

GlobalToes & MotionToes Recycle

Recycled PET

Vibram Synthetic Rubber

Chukka

Organic Cotton Canvas
Recycled Polyester

LemsRubber

Cloud, Onyx, Cork, Obsidian, Chelsea

Recycled, Upcycled & Organic Cotton
Cork
Hemp

Recycled Rubber

Magna, All Primus Lite, Geo Court, Geo Racer, Gobi Hemp, Scott Eco II, Ultra III Bloom, Primus Trail Winter Womens,

Recycled PET
Bio-based EVA
Recycled Canvas
Susterra® Propanediol
Sorona®
Bloom Algae Biomass

Rubber Compounds

Griffin, Rubus, Flying Fox, Tanuki Yoru, Beaver, Dandelion, Tanuki Keshi, Drake, Jay, Bluebird, Crane

Hemp
Flax
Organic Cotton
Stretch Washi
Walnut Shells
Panama Linen

Recycled Rubber & Cork

Pace

Recycled Coffee Grounds

Synthetic

And the award goes to………..drum roll…………

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