The Autumn's Four Sexiest, Most Sustainable Shoes

The good news is that I really don’t need much in the way of new shoes this Autumn. But I have been feeling decidedly dowdy of late and I realized I don’t really wear very sexy shoes (cool shoes, interesting shoes, comfortable shoes, arty shoes, fabulous shoes, yes, I have all of those, but sexy shoes? Not a ONE!). I thought I would share the results of my quest with you.

The Peacock, shown above, is available at Embodies.

These yellow pumps from Form and Fauna are very Mad Men, and like the buxom readhead on the show, totally droolworthy. All F&F shoes are vegan and have major eco-cred: “Upper is a biodegradable synthetic, heel is made from scrap alder wood, insole liner is open cell rubber”. NICE!

Sexy and classy all tied up together. These are available at Ped.

Everyone who knows me knows I’m a little obsessed with Cydwoq shoes. Their women’s boots and sandals are absolute knockouts (I’ve had a pair of sandals for about three years from this company, and they are wearing beautifully and they are my MOST comfortable sandals ever). All styles are made from vegetable-tanned and naturally dyed leather, handmade in Burbank California, and these above are so hot! The men’s shoes and boots are really fantastic too, and worth checking out.

These Linneah bootie-slingbacks are sexy in that “I can kick your ass if I want to” way. They’re available at Nimli.

Cri de Coeur (which is Francais for “Cry from the Heart”) is a brand-new line of vegan shoes from Greenpoint, Brooklyn-based designer Gina Ferraraccio. Cri offsets it’s carbon with carbonfund.org AND plants a tree for every shoe purchased.

The demure/whorish Cinnamon pumps are available on the Charmone site.

These Charmone beauties are flirty-flirty; perfect for holiday parties with pretty frocks or would be an unexpected, interesting contrast with grey skinny jeans for a workday. Velvet AND satin in the same shapely package, they are vegan, sweatshop-free and ecofriendly, as are all Charmone shoes.

The lovely blog, Ma Vie en Vert was inspired by this post and added some more great green shoes to my list. Check their list out too!

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Starre Vartan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick and author of The Eco-Chick Guide to Life (St. Martin's Press). A problogger and oft-quoted green living expert who has been featured in the NYTimes, Elle, Glamour and Whole Living, she is a contributor to The Huffington Post, Inhabitat, and Hearst's The Daily Green, and is currently editor-at-large for Coco Eco Magazine. An active ecofashionista, she has style edited for Plenty magazine and coordinated runway shows. She splits her time between Connecticut and NYC and calls Sydney, Australia her second home, even though it was her first (as that's where she was born and most of her family resides). When not writing, blogging, or researching her next book, she is trailrunning, trying to cook, or snowboarding.

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3 Comments on “The Autumn's Four Sexiest, Most Sustainable Shoes”

Carla
The Peacock is to die for! Too bad they dont have my size (10).
10/16/08 » 10:05 pm »
Stephanie
Oh my god, LOVE the Peacock shoes. How I wish I could afford these, but alas, I’m a writer.
10/17/08 » 10:33 am »
Dana Luong
If you love eco shoes check out Kailia Footwear. Eco-Stylish-Conscious-Luxury http://www.kailiafootwear.com/
10/18/08 » 10:29 pm »