August 19, 2007
Have you considered non-animal based clothing or footwear?
Chris over at Lighter Footstep wrote a great piece on why folks should consider animal-friendly clothing and footwear. Animal livestock operations and farming practices contribute a great deal of greenhouse gas emissions on our dear planet, more so than our automobiles.
As Chris points out it has become mainstream for manufacturers to create clothing and footwear that is not leather-based. There are many good durable, strong, healthy, clean alternatives such as canvas, jute, cork, straw, hemp, bamboo, and organic cotton.
Simple is one mainstream footwear retailer that specializes in eco-friendly and animal-friendly shoes and sandals. They have a shoe line called GreenToes that only uses natural and non-animal based materials. If you’re thinking that their styles are not fresh or hip, think again, they have fabulous designs. Simple is one of my absolute fave earth-friendly shoe retailers. But there are many others also, i have done numerous posts here on Keetsa about the vegan shoe selections over at MooShoes,Terra Plana, and many others.
If you have never bought anything in hemp, canvas, jute, or bamboo why not consider some of these sustainable fabrics. These materials can sometimes be pricey because the demand is not yet there, but if you search around enough you will find moderately priced green items. I promise.
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