No Vegan Shoes for Men?

From hemp hats and halter tops to recycled rubber walking shoes and sandals, green fashion is everywhere… but I can’t find anything for men.

White Apricot lists the top 10 vegan shoes, which look fine for a classy gal. I’m a guy, though, and unless if I want to buy a hemp heel, what’s in it for me?

Other lists, such as Laurel and Kate’s green fashion roundup, are great but again, what’s in it for me? And I don’t mean one or two examples out of 10 nor the limited links on discussion boards.

C’mon, guys, you know what I’m saying?

Everyone’s talking about Princess Amidala, better known as Natalie Portman, who recently teamed up with eco-friendly footwear firm Té Casan (Gaelic for “a woman’s path”) and is touting the boutique brand everywhere including a recent green episode of Project Runway.

In response to that Project Runway episode (which I missed), everyone from The Modern Gal to CROW Clothing owner damali ayo lament on the lack of imagination and innovation among sustainable designers, thanking the Bravo-TV producers for bringing eco fashion to the limelight but urging additional episodes.

ayo (she doesn’t like her name capitalized) elaborates:

I’d love to help them do a “scrapology challenge” where they are required to make a new garment out of all the scraps that they didn’t use from the previous several challenges. It would be a great way to show that re-using and conserving are as much a part of eco fashion as are hemp, soy and bamboo.

Maybe I’m on a lost cause. Maybe it’s better to support innovative green fashion designs than gallop on a gender gap.

I must give credit, though, to footwear firms like Timberland for manufacturing shoes and sandals built out of recycled rubber. I own one of their sneaker brands, for instance: an ugly brown pair of sneaks but they do the job and looks well with my denim and brown belt.

I’d like to see more, though. Any ideas?

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