footwear

Adidas and Allbirds are teaming up to design and produce the "world's most sustainable shoe." Allbirds—a six-year-old footwear brand based in San Fransico—will collaborate with global sporting giant Adidas to design a new, sustainable shoe....

A new report says the vegan leather market will be worth $89.6 billion by 2025. According to the study by Infinium Global Research, the vegan leather industry will have a compound annual growth rate of...

Everybody loves shoes. Some of us (way) more than others. But all of us need shoes. Sneakers are fast becoming a favorite in the footwear scene. Women’s sneaker sales grew 37 percent in 2017, while...

Major British retailer Marks & Spencer, known as M&S, now sells vegan shoes for kids. The London-headquartered retailer -- which specializes in high quality clothing, homewares, and food -- stepped into the cruelty-free footwear scene...

UK-based sporting goods manufacturer Gola just launched a line of vegan trainers. The new footwear collection marks the first vegan shoe line for Gola, which was founded in 1905. The cruelty-free shoes are registered with The...

The world's first waterproof, biodegradable vegan sneaker made from cannabis hemp has arrived. A team of environmentally-conscious entrepreneurs launched the sneakers -- named DopeKicks -- on Kickstarter. It's been a strong start; just 24 hours into...

Nike has launched space-themed vegan overshoes to protect your feet from the cold and the wet. In collaboration with American contemporary artist Tom Sachs, Nike has developed the Mars Yard Overshoe. Nicknamed the "March Yard,"...

Dolce & Gabbana, North America's former president Tina Bhojwani has launched Aera, a new vegan, "110% sustainable" shoe brand. Together with investor Alvertos Revach and Jean-Michel Cazabat -- label-owner and the former head of luxury...

The nineties are officially back. The Spice Girls are touring again, NSYNC just performed at Coachella with Ariana Grande, the hair accessory of the moment is the scrunchy, and -- to top it all...

LA-based footwear brand TOMS just launched its Spring 2019 shoe collection with plenty of vegan options. The new seasonal collection features TOMS' classic canvas shoe with spring-y prints like pineapple and bananas, tropical leaves, swimmers,...

Multinational fashion retailer Topshop just launched its first vegan shoe collection. The cruelty-free leather shoes are handmade in Spain using materials entirely free from animal products. Each one is approved by People for the Ethical...

Vegan leather shoes are keeping a lot of feet cozy right now, according to a new report by retail technology and data company EDITED. The report looked at products sold online by more than 40...

There's a new designer name on the market. No One's Skin is a sustainable vegan luxury brand making handmade, high-fashion footwear for women. The range includes chic ankle sandals, pumps, kitten heels, wedges, and boots...

Vegan shoes are going mainstream, according to Joshua Katcher, founder of Brave GentleMan. "Vegan footwear is no longer seen as just an alternative," Katcher told Footwear News. "Many of the recent innovations outperform conventional footwear. We are seeing...

Popular footwear company, Birkenstock, has received a highly regarded Libby Award from peta2, the youth division of PETA. The award was designed to encourage and motivate companies to embrace the vegan way of life...