Saucony Jazz Low Pro
Saucony has offered the Jazz Low Pro vegan for a number of years now, so it was surprising when I searched my own site and discovered that I have never written about these ever. So, I guess here we are, a few years too late. You guys have probably seen these already, and it’s likely that you’ll either love them or hate them. When you compare the “vegan” colorways to the non-vegan ones, it’s obvious that some genius made the connection between vegans and granola lovers (“No, they’re not hippie enough!!!”). I guess they could do worse (just one of many examples, you know what I’m talking about). At the very least, they are solid throwbacks that are evocative of the much preferred New Balance 1400. Hey, we take what we can get.
Available at your local eco-friendly corner store, er, Zappos.
26. March 2012 at 20:09
I have the ones at the bottom (blue) and they just refuse to break in. I still get blisters on my heels.
(Great blog, keep it up!)
27. March 2012 at 06:56
I agree, they have terrible colors. You did a profile on the red ones a while back, here’s the link: http://vegankicks.com/2011/07/saucony-jazz-low-pro-2/
Too bad New Balance does not have any vegan shoes.
27. March 2012 at 08:23
granola and hippy comments are great Henry! Shaggy from Scooby Doo, the Partridge Family and Steve Prefontaine circa 1970′s come to mind as well.
28. March 2012 at 18:19
Thanks for the comments guys. Yeah the red ones I posted on are called “unstructured” and some people were definitely not feeling it. I think they’re pretty nice though, I’d definitely get a pair.
28. March 2012 at 22:49
New Balance doesn’t have any vegan shoes? Sure they do. Don’t they? I have owned a good number of them over the years with the impression that they were vegan (models 587, 498, and 580). I also own a pair of those Saucony Jazz Vegans in this colorway: http://www.shoebizsf.com/shop/saucony/jazz-lo-pro-vegan-grey-navy.html
29. March 2012 at 13:33
Ben E.,
I contacted them and they told me that they do not have any vegan shoes because while the materials in some of their models are vegan, the glue is not. I was disappointed as well.
2. April 2012 at 00:46
That sucks. Does Brooks make vegan shoes? I have a pair of Brooks Addiction model right now.
2. April 2012 at 08:39
I think New Balance has a new line that’s vegan. I’m still checking to make sure there’s not any hidden leather.
http://www.shopnewbalance.com/search_results.asp?searchType=quick&qry=newsky
2. April 2012 at 12:38
Ben E., I have contacted Brooks before and all of their shoes are vegan with the exception of one model, the Addiction Walker. I own a pair of Brooks myself and they’re great.
http://brookssports.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/114/kw/vegan/r_id/166