Hey everyone.  Sorry I haven’t been here in a while.  I just moved, and the place I’m living in doesn’t have internet yet!  I know, it’s crazy.  I’ve been surviving by moving from store to store that offers free wifi, doing my business as long as my battery lasts, or until the store closes!  Let me tell you, it is not cool being so dependent on the internet, and not having it available at all times.  Sigh, such is the reality of modern living.

Here is something nice I came upon just now.  Supra just announced their fall 2010 lineup of the Assault.  Fortunately, they made a vegan option.  Even better, it’s seersucker!  You don’t see that very often.

Available now at Factory 413.

Source – Nice Kicks.

P.S. I still don’t have internet, so I will be updating infrequently until I figure that out.  Sorry everyone!

Hey everyone, our friend Tiffany was so nice as to share with us some info she procured from Asics re: vegan Ultimate 81′s.  The good news is that it’s a huge list!  The bad news is that there are so many you have to search by the style and color code.  I’m not about to look them up one by one and post pics and links to them all.  Hope this is helpful!  Comment on your favorite ones, and thanks again Tiffany!

Thanks again to our reader Michael who gave me to tip on this great find.  These are Blackspot sneakers, made by the people who bring you Adbusters magazine.  Those who are familiar with the publication knows that it is very politically progressive with an activist bent.  Did you see that cover of Obama with a clown nose?  That’s harsh.

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I’m back!  Thanks Mike for keeping the flame burning while I was gone.  That was a sweet find, good looking out.  And thank you for all the comments!  I’m getting a lot of good feedback, and a ton of good information from everyone.  Pretty soon I won’t have to troll the interwebs, I will have all the investigating done for me!

Just some wishful thinking.  Onto today’s topic, the Puma Benny.  I actually got this scoop from one of my readers who spotted it on this blog.  Thanks Michael!  This is the first Puma shoe for us.  By their standards, this shoe is a bit plain.  I’m used to seeing bright colors, and a more contoured “euro” look.  But it’s not dull.  For one there is the huge Puma upside down swoosh.  Really makes it stand out.  Speaking of which, I’m not 100% on the vegan-ness of the branding.  It says “textile upper” on the description, and reviewers used the word “vegan friendly,” and “synthetic upper” so I guess they are?  By the looks of it, some of them are canvas, and some of them are synthetic.  Depends on which color you pick.  Let me know if you know anything more than that!

Get these at Zappos in 5 different colors.  For you bargain hungers, the Red/Black and Grey ones are on sale!  Click for more pics.

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Figured I’d fill in the gap while Henry was on vacation…

WOW, I’ve been searching for some vegan Adidas Sambas in a non-hippy colorway for what seems like forever. A little over a year ago, DQM and Huf collaborated on a black canvas model, but I missed the boat on those (although I think if you’re a size 9 you can still pick some up at the DQM store on E.3rd St.). Anyway, I was searching the bowels of the internet (ok, maybe just the adidas site) when I came across these beauts. I noticed that the “leather” looked a bit pleathery, and the description was suspiciously absent of any straight “leather” declaration, so I rolled the dice, clicked “buy” and waited with baited breath to check for that sweet little diamond figure on the tag. And sure enough, there it was. I don’t believe that any of the other models in the “Americana West” series are vegan…those other colors appear to be real suede, but I haven’t verified. For now, these will do just fine!

Hey everyone, sorry I haven’t really been updating.  I’m away right now in sunny Los Angeles visiting my family for a few days.  We are celebrating my Grandmother’s 106th Birthday!  Amazing.  I’ll be here for a few more days, so I’ll try to update as soon as I get back next week.  Peace, errbody!

-Henry

For today’s flavor we have the tidy Keep Shaheen in blue and green.  I like their take on the desert boot turned canvas sneaker: very sparse, with little stitching, laces, and branding.  But the white vulcanized soles and bold colors really make these stand out.  Balancing simplicity with flair has been the hallmark style of the Keep brand, the Shaheen being one of the best examples of that.

Available at Keep.

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A few posts ago, a reader brought to our attention the issue regarding our promotion of certain companies that treated their workers badly (i.e. Nike, Lacoste).  This led to an interesting (and often heated) back and forth on our positions.  I really enjoyed the debate.  I love hearing from our readers, and this discussion wanted to share it with everyone else.  I’m sure that a lot of people might have an opinion, so feel free to weigh in.  Below is the “transcript,” see the original post here.

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Hey you guys.  Sorry I’ve been lagging.  I have dedicated my blogging energy to a spirited debate with one of my readers – see the comment section of this recent post.  This is an ongoing and interesting conversation we’re having, and I will dedicate a post on it soon.  I think some of you will have an opinion about it and I’d be interested in hearing some of your voices on this issue.  I haven’t replied, but don’t worry Nick.  I’ll be getting the last word (smiley face).

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This Converse Jack Purcell “Johnny” Collection adds a few twists and patterns to the classic(s).  The traditional toe remains, but the sole is re-shaped, and an extra lateral piece of canvas runs up and down the side.  This collection is available in a hi and lo-top; the hi is available in beige, and the lo is available in beige and brown.  They are still all canvas.  You can get these now for $85 and $80 at Converse.  Yup!  Click for more pics.

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