Here is a guide to the symbols on shoes and accessories so that you will know if they contain leather.
Irish online shops:
- Peryan Vegan – online shoe store, bags also
- Original by Shary – Sligo based business – handmade ladies purses and bags
- 32 Green – vegan bags, based in Dublin
- MADE OF CORK – vegan shoes, bags and accessories made from cork, based in Cork.
- Sampla – vegan shoes made in Ireland from apple skins.
Irish high-street shops:
- Marks & Spencers – shoes which are suitable for vegans should be labelled.
- New Look – range of vegan shoes, can also be bought online.
- Schuh – high street shoe chain – lists their vegan shoes here.
- Dr. Martens ‘vegan collection’ – should be available at Schuh.
- Fresh Cuts Clothing – Dublin eco-friendly shop sells Will’s vegan shoes.
- Many shops sell Crocs which have planned to ditch leather by end of 2021.
European online shops:
- Nae Vegan Shoes (Portugal)
- Solari Milano (Italy)
UK online vegan shops – not all will deliver to Ireland post-Brexit:
- Vegetarian Shoes
- Ethical Wares
- Freerangers
- Eco-Vegan Shoes
- Bourgeois Boheme
- VeganStore.co.uk
- NOAH
- Beyond Skin
- Wills Vegan Shoes
- Friendship Vegan Shoes
- Koi Footwear
- Green Shoes (some vegan products)
- Happy Little Soles (children’s shoes)
‘Cork’ Bags, Shoes and Accessories:
Cork is a sustainable, eco-friendly material made from the bark of the cork oak, which has the look and feel of leather.
- MADE OF CORK – vegan shoes, bags and accessories made from cork, based in Cork.
- Su bag – vegan bags, some made from cork
- Cultura Portuguesa – cork shoes & accessories
- Corkor – wallets, bags, belts and briefcases
- Grow from Nature – cork bags and accessories
