Whether you want to pick up a pair of the latest trending sneakers or you want a high-quality pair of tennis shoes for exercising, this guide will help you find a vegan pair that fits your needs!
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When looking for a pair of vegan sneakers, remember that even though some brands aren’t completely vegan, many have filters on their websites so you can quickly find the cruelty-free varieties.
As more brands start offering vegan shoe varieties, I’ll add them to this list to keep you updated on all the new options available!
Vegan Sneakers Brands List
I’ve listed both trendy vegan sneaker brands and athletic brands. Feel free to scroll through them all or jump to athletic brands if that’s what you’re looking for.
Trendy Vegan Sneakers
KOI Footwear
✅ KOI Footwear Brand Overview:
- Price Range: $39-$100
- Offerings: men’s and women’s
- Highlight: KOI Footwear is one of the most inexpensive, 100% vegan footwear brands!
- Where to Find: Koi Footwear will ship worldwide, including to the US, Australia, UK, and Canada.
KOI Footwear is the first place you should look for affordable vegan sneakers! This brand is usually much cheaper than other vegan footwear brands, and they are always keeping up with the latest shoe trends!
Every pair of shoes from KOI footwear is PETA approved vegan, so you can shop without worrying about what kind of material or adhesives were used in the manufacturing process.
You can snag a pair of KOI sneakers for less than $40, and they are rarely over $100! That’s a great price for a shoe that can be worn year-round. KOI Footwear also offers other types of vegan shoes, like sandals and boots.
Matt & Nat
✅ Matt & Nat Brand Overview:
- Price Range: $45-$110
- Offerings: women’s and (some) men’s
- Highlight: Matt & Nat is an entirely vegan brand that uses recycled materials whenever possible!
- Where to Find: Matt & Nat shoes can be found at boutiques worldwide (including in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada) and will ship worldwide as well.
Matt & Nat is short for “material and nature,” and that’s what this brand is all about. All Matt & Nat clothes, shoes, and accessories are vegan-friendly, and they are always looking for new ways to make their products more eco-friendly.
When it comes to shoes, Matt & Nat only uses recycled water bottles or bicycle tires to make linings, and they never use any animal-derived materials.
There is a wide variety of prices when shopping at Matt & Nat, so be sure to look for sales or discounts so you don’t overspend.
Matt & Nat mostly makes women’s products, but they also have some options for men! If you want to shop men’s vegan sneakers, check out their men’s shoes section. For women, check out their women’s vegan sneakers section.
TOMS
✅ TOMS Brand Overview:
- Price Range: $30-$75
- Offerings: men’s and women’s
- Highlight: TOMS focuses on sustainable manufacturing and distribution for all of its products. Read about sustainability at TOMS here!
- Where to Find: Toms shoes are sold in countries all over the world, including the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. And you can also order online or use their store locator to find a seller near you!
TOMS is another great stop when looking for affordable vegan sneakers. Although not all TOMS shoes are vegan-friendly, they provide a filter so that you can see only vegan products when shopping.
You can’t filter for both vegan and sneakers when shopping on their website, so you just have to browse through all of their vegan shoes to find the style that you want.
Not only are TOMS shoes affordable, but they are also sustainably made by using earth-friendly materials like organic cotton, plant dyes, and recycled materials. Their packaging is also made from at least 80% recycled materials.
Call It Spring
✅ Call It Spring Brand Overview:
- Price Range: $40-$70 (many are cheaper on sale)
- Offerings: men’s and women’s
- Highlight: Call It Spring is a completely vegan store starting spring 2019!
- Where to Find: You can order directly from Call It Spring’s website, or see if there is one in a mall near you using their store locator.
Call It Spring is a retailer often found in shopping malls that sells vegan shoes, boots, sandals, and handbags. Starting in spring 2019, Call It Spring went completely vegan!
At Call It Spring, all our shoes, bags and accessories are made without any animal derivatives. That means that all lines are 100% free from animal skins, feathers, fur, hair, wool, shells, silk, adhesives or components.
You don’t have to go to the mall to pick up a pair of Call It Spring vegan sneakers! You can also order online from their website!
You can find trendy vegan shoes at an affordable price from this retailer. Plus, the store is almost always running some kind of sale or offering discounts, so be on the lookout for hot items at a cheap price!
Will’s Vegan Store
✅ Will’s Vegan Store Brand Overview:
- Price Range: $90-$140
- Offerings: men’s and women’s
- Highlight: Will’s Vegan Store is not only vegan-friendly but also carbon neutral.
- Where to Find: Will’s Vegan Store ships worldwide, including to the US, UK, Australia, and Canada!
Will’s Vegan Store is an online store that makes vegan, sustainable shoes and accessories for both men and women.
This brand is perfect for those looking for vegan products that are held to the highest standard of sustainability. Will’s Vegan Store employs environmentally friendly practices in their materials, manufacturing, and delivery.
Our online vegan store operates a plastic-free Carbon Neutral supply chain using sustainable materials.
Will’s Vegan Store has a nice selection of vegan sneakers for both men and women, and they are always adding more styles as trends and seasons change.
Athletic Vegan Sneakers
Vessi Footwear
✅ Vessi Footwear Brand Overview:
- Price Range: $135 USD
- Offerings: men’s and women’s
- Highlight: Vessi Footwear shoes are not only 100% vegan-friendly, but they are also sustainably made and element proof.
- Where to Find: Vessis are currently only sold online. You can buy them directly through their website, and they will ship to Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore.
No matter what you’re looking for in an athletic tennis shoe, Vessi has it all! All Vessi shoes are vegan, sustainably made, and waterproof!
You can learn all about how Vessi shoes are made on their FAQ page where they talk about their sustainable practices, materials, and features. According to their FAQ page:
Vessis are 100% vegan and creature-free 🌱.
We use water-based adhesives for glue, and our leather and suede are engineered. No animal products found in the places you can see and none in the places you can’t!
The added bonus to these sneakers is that they are element proof, meaning they are completely waterproof, as well as sand-proof, mud-proof, snow-proof, and windproof! Vessi uses what they call Dyma-tex technology, which allows their knit sneakers to be completely waterproof while allowing heat and water vapor (sweat) to pass through.
Sketchers
✅ Sketchers Brand Overview:
- Price Range: $50-$135 ($25 – $40 for kids)
- Offerings: men’s, women’s, and kids’
- Highlight: Sketchers is a well-known athletic shoe brand that has many options for vegan shoppers while making vegan varieties easy to find!
- Where to Find: You can find Sketchers shoes at nearly any retailer in the US, but you can also order them online where they ship worldwide!
Sketchers is a popular and very well-known athletic shoe brand that makes it easy to shop for vegan sneakers!
To find vegan shoes in any category, first search for the shoe type you want — like women’s walking shoes — and then select “vegan shoes” in the technology drop down box.
Unlike many other popular brands, there won’t just be one or two vegan options for you to choose from. A good amount of Sketchers shoes are accidentally vegan, so filtering just eliminates some non-vegan varieties from the mix.
Because Sketchers is not a specialty vegan brand, their shoes are affordable even though they are high-quality. Shop here if you are looking for a good pair of cruelty-free athletic sneakers without the price tag. You can shop for men’s sneakers, women’s sneakers, or kids’ vegan sneakers!
Merrell
✅ Merrell Brand Overview:
- Price Range: $75-$180
- Offerings: men’s and women’s
- Highlight: Merrell produces athletic shoes for those who love exploring the outdoors like trail runners and hikers.
- Where to Find: You can order Merrell shoes online from their website with US or international shipping, or find them in a store near you!
Merrell is the perfect brand to shop from if you’re looking for shoes to do some outdoor exercise! This brand specializes in making high-performance outdoor footwear that includes sneakers, boots, and sandals.
The brand might be a bit pricier than other shoe brands, but they are well made and durable so they will last a lot longer. They are also made for outdoor exploration, so they will hold up well in many terrains.
Merrell has many vegan shoes to choose from. To find all of the vegan shoes from this brand, simply start searching for the shoes you want, and then in the “features” filtering option, choose “vegan-friendly.” This will list all of the vegan varieties available in the style that you already chose.
You can shop vegan shoes for men, women, and kids from Merrel. However, there is no vegan filter for kids’ shoes, so you’ll have to either contact Merrell directly or look into the materials used to make the kids’ shoes.
Topo Athletic
✅ Topo Athletic Brand Overview:
- Price Range: $100-$160
- Offerings: men’s and women’s
- Highlight: Topo Athletic shoes are high-quality outdoor shoes, and many are accidentally vegan!
- Where to Find: You can buy Topo Athletic shoes online from their website. Or, find them in a store near you with their dealer locator!
Topo Athletic doesn’t have a vegan filter where you can easily shop for vegan shoes, but they let you know that a majority of their shoes are already vegan on their FAQ page!
Topo Athletic often gets asked about which of their shoes are vegan-friendly.
Here’s their answer:
We do not use any latex or animal products as materials or adhesives for our Vegan models. The Rekovr is our only non-Vegan model, made using an ethically sourced wool/poly blend.
So as long as you stay away from all Rekovr models, you’re in the clear! You can shop women’s athletic shoes and men’s shoes from this brand.
If you liked this Vegan Sneakers brands guide, check out my other Vegan Fashion guides!
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