Vegan skate shoes

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

↑good shit mate!
I’m in the same boat with the sheep’s, way to flimsy looking. I’d be more inclined to try the Hamilton blooms, if not just because of the recycled plastic laces and seaweed insoles. Still trying to find some of those tan maranas tho...

[TheCrimsonShroud]

Hamilton's, eh? I'll have to check those out. Shit like cork/seaweed insoles always interested me for whatever reason. I want some of those damn seaweed snacks now dammit.

[PolarJames]

I've just ordered the accel plus ever stitch, tempted to order the marana vegan too. I currently am skating the Riley Hawk synthetic nubuck shoe but they're tight for my wide feet and are wearing away. Cool thread, good to learn about the Maranas.

[padded_shorts]

I've just ordered the accel plus ever stitch, tempted to order the marana vegan too. I currently am skating the Riley Hawk synthetic nubuck shoe but they're tight for my wide feet and are wearing away. Cool thread, good to learn about the Maranas.

The maranas are cool, but the accel plus everstitch are better. The maranas are a lot puffier than the accels and the middle of the shoe is canvas. I've only skated mine a few times and the canvas is wearing and the laces are almost broken. I skated a pair of accels all last summer and they are still not completely shot. I also never broke a lace on them. They did make changes to each colorway though. The black and teal accels were the ones that I liked. I got a pair of the grey/blue ones and chunks of the outsole started crumbling off. Soletech told me my pair were defective and they hooked me up with the Maranas to replace them. I'd be interested to hear how yours hold up.

[TheVisitor]

Are AVE's shoes no longer vegan/synthetic ?

https://www.vans.com/shop/ave-pro-blanc-de-blanc-black

[sufferthejoy]

Are AVE's shoes no longer vegan/synthetic ?

https://www.vans.com/shop/ave-pro-blanc-de-blanc-black

These were never synthetic if I remember correctly, the synthetic ones are AV rapidweld pro lite (only the lite version)

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

I've just ordered the accel plus ever stitch, tempted to order the marana vegan too. I currently am skating the Riley Hawk synthetic nubuck shoe but they're tight for my wide feet and are wearing away. Cool thread, good to learn about the Maranas.

That's funny, I usually think most vulcs fit way too narrow but Riley's shoe is pretty wide in the toe box for me.
What color accel plus did you get? If you like a wide toe box try on a pair of NB# 420s!

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

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Are AVE's shoes no longer vegan/synthetic ?

https://www.vans.com/shop/ave-pro-blanc-de-blanc-black

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These were never synthetic if I remember correctly, the synthetic ones are AV rapidweld pro lite (only the lite version)

which sucks because I’d be down for a vans vegan cupsole. Rowley if all people mentioned that he’d have one in the upcoming seasons but I have seen anything about it since.

Also, I hate Blondey but it looks like he’s coming out with a vegan shell toe that isn’t made out of clear plastic in the near future which would be awesome because the only vegan adidas we see these days are shitty canvas vulcs ...

[PolarJames]

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I've just ordered the accel plus ever stitch, tempted to order the marana vegan too. I currently am skating the Riley Hawk synthetic nubuck shoe but they're tight for my wide feet and are wearing away. Cool thread, good to learn about the Maranas.

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That's funny, I usually think most vulcs fit way too narrow but Riley's shoe is pretty wide in the toe box for me.
What color accel plus did you get? If you like a wide toe box try on a pair of NB# 420s!

Yh, they're really tight for me so am looking forward to skating some more comfortable shoes. I went for the grey and red colour, accel plus, they didn't have the ones in blue. Are the NB 420s pretty wide in general? I have wide feet so it's hard to find shoes that fit.

[Zephyr-Cum]

[kneebone]

brooo, that's hilarious!  how did you come up with that?  welcome to the thread, i look forward to your next posts about how synthetics are worse for the environment than suede.

[kneebone]

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I've just ordered the accel plus ever stitch, tempted to order the marana vegan too. I currently am skating the Riley Hawk synthetic nubuck shoe but they're tight for my wide feet and are wearing away. Cool thread, good to learn about the Maranas.

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That's funny, I usually think most vulcs fit way too narrow but Riley's shoe is pretty wide in the toe box for me.
What color accel plus did you get? If you like a wide toe box try on a pair of NB# 420s!

I recently picked up pairs of the Riley canvas and the Griffin canvas, and even though they're on two different soles, the Griffin also has a very wide fit.  Coming off a pair of the Newport synthetics, these both seem too wide for me.  It's wild how much these shoes can fluctuate from the same brand, and the newports and rileys even have the same sole.

[PolarJames]

The És Accel plus Everstitch arrived today. The grey/black/red colour look ace. Initially I thought they were too narrow but they seem to have stretched and I think I'll keep them. They're a bit wider than the Lakai Hawk tobacco which are too narrow for me. I could go a size up on the ÉS but I think they might be being discontinued and there aren't many left. For my super wide feet I think I might end up going with suede which sucks. I'll see how I get on with the Everstitch first.

[padded_shorts]

The És Accel plus Everstitch arrived today. The grey/black/red colour look ace. Initially I thought they were too narrow but they seem to have stretched and I think I'll keep them. They're a bit wider than the Lakai Hawk tobacco which are too narrow for me. I could go a size up on the ÉS but I think they might be being discontinued and there aren't many left. For my super wide feet I think I might end up going with suede which sucks. I'll see how I get on with the Everstitch first.

Give them some time to break in. They'll stretch out a little. Mine were pretty snug at first too. They aren't discontinued, they just only put out one colorway at a time. Right now its an all white one. It is a great shoe. I hope it works out for you.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

The És Accel plus Everstitch arrived today. The grey/black/red colour look ace. Initially I thought they were too narrow but they seem to have stretched and I think I'll keep them. They're a bit wider than the Lakai Hawk tobacco which are too narrow for me. I could go a size up on the ÉS but I think they might be being discontinued and there aren't many left. For my super wide feet I think I might end up going with suede which sucks. I'll see how I get on with the Everstitch first.

try the NB# 420s if the everstitch don't work for you; they've got more than enough toe room!


Padded shorts> have you seen the all white everstitch In real life? In some pics the lining looks orange and in others it looks red. I try to avoid red for the most part so I’m hoping it the former

[OrangeVHStapes]

Not sure if it has been talked about here but anyone skate any of vegan Straye shoes? ... I feel like the brand is... Well, sorta wack but some of their vegan shoes look pretty good...

I've been skating the ever living shit out of my Winkowski Omen hi's... I really dig them them but I'm looking for something new...

[padded_shorts]

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The És Accel plus Everstitch arrived today. The grey/black/red colour look ace. Initially I thought they were too narrow but they seem to have stretched and I think I'll keep them. They're a bit wider than the Lakai Hawk tobacco which are too narrow for me. I could go a size up on the ÉS but I think they might be being discontinued and there aren't many left. For my super wide feet I think I might end up going with suede which sucks. I'll see how I get on with the Everstitch first.

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try the NB# 420s if the everstitch don't work for you; they've got more than enough toe room!


Padded shorts> have you seen the all white everstitch In real life? In some pics the lining looks orange and in others it looks red. I try to avoid red for the most part so I’m hoping it the former

Sorry, been (mostly) on an internet break. I have not seen them in real life. That is weird. I've noticed it too. You could probably email Es. They have been responsive when I have had questions in the past.

[padded_shorts]

Not sure if it has been talked about here but anyone skate any of vegan Straye shoes? ... I feel like the brand is... Well, sorta wack but some of their vegan shoes look pretty good...

I've been skating the ever living shit out of my Winkowski Omen hi's... I really dig them them but I'm looking for something new...

If you like canvas vulc shoes, Strayes are great. They are, however, extremely dumb. The pair I got had little flaps that flipped up and said "send nudes" underneath. I only paid $20 for them direct from straye.

[Thomas]

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I just can't figure it out!  On that cons link, you can super zoom in on the heel tab and it def looks like real suede (it's def not canvas at least).  But then I saw some spanish shop post them on instagram with an ultra close-up and you could see the heel tab was definitely canvas.  Wonder if the pics on the Cons site are from a pre-production sample?

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He talks about going vegan it his Out There from last year so you might be in luck?

Just for you guys to know that those Louie Lopez are vegan.
I took half a size bigger than Chucks and it's perfect.

They are "rubber-backed canvas" as Cons Chucks, but the sole seem much more fragile.
They also managed to have a lower quality insole compared to Zoom air...

[sk8ergurl]

ever tried STRAYE? love these guys. awesome styles and they last. love the Gower and Stanley for skating. https://straye.com/collections/vegan-sneakers

[Zephyr-Cum]

New Ipath concept shoes:

You don't need a stash pocket anymore! The shoes will be made out of weed.

Close up of stitching.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Not sure of the password but there’s a eS vegan pack coming out this fall👊🏼

https://soletechnology-catalogues.cld.bz/
Would love to peep!

In other news, I bought a pair of these:

I couldn’t find any Etnies marana in my size and my current shoes are thrashed ....

[Sila]

Not sure if it has been talked about here but anyone skate any of vegan Straye shoes? ... I feel like the brand is... Well, sorta wack but some of their vegan shoes look pretty good...

I've been skating the ever living shit out of my Winkowski Omen hi's... I really dig them them but I'm looking for something new...

Are the Omen Hi's padded at all around the ankle/collar?

[Chega]

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Not sure if it has been talked about here but anyone skate any of vegan Straye shoes? ... I feel like the brand is... Well, sorta wack but some of their vegan shoes look pretty good...

I've been skating the ever living shit out of my Winkowski Omen hi's... I really dig them them but I'm looking for something new...

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Are the Omen Hi's padded at all around the ankle/collar?

Yes

[mynameisnotjeff]

Etnies posted this

[Thomas]

Just saw on Pontus' Slam interview that Last Resort is going to make vegan (canvas) shoes 

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Can we not evolve past canvas shoes though?
Seems like every company’s answer to a vegan model is a canvas vulc.
Hence why I’m really looking forward to what eS is going to bring to the table in the fall

[padded_shorts]

As long as eS keeps making the accel plus everstitch I'll be happy. They could put that swift everstitch out again too.
on another note, the michelin outsole on the marana is pretty much indestructible. I've been skating them for a few weeks now and the canvas is wearing some on the upper, but the outsole looks untouched.

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

I hope eS tries to do a vegan swift 1.5, or at least an update of the first one; my swift 1’s still have a bit of life left in them

[padded_shorts]

I've got a pair of swifts with some life left in them as well. I'm really interested to see what eS has coming up in the fall vegan pack.