Wednesday, 23 January 2013

The perfect shoes

Today I was wondering about the dream shoes.

Stated that:

  • I don't wear heels
  • I can wear informal shoes at work
  • I specially like punk rock and rock 'n roll music
  • my winter clothes are quite minimal, clean lines and few colours
  • accounting only for worldwide available shoes label
  • this blog is "the ultimate quest for the perfect vegan shoes"


I think my perfect winter shoes will combine the high quality and attention for details of Vegetarian Shoes with the fun of T.U.K..

Goddess of shoes, please give me something like that!

Saturday, 19 January 2013

Preview: Panther Sneaker (Vegetarian Shoes)

Working on the review of Panther Sneaker Black of trusted label Vegetarian Shoes under my boss supervision...



More photos and specs here: http://www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk/casual___skate/panther_sneaker_black_/10944_p.html

Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Review: Creeper Lite (Vegetarian Shoes)





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Label: Vegetarian Shoes
Model: Creeper Lite black/red
I was looking for: creepers

Size: 38 EU. The size is correct

Date of purchase: december 2012
Price: £75 + delivery £28.00 (I ordered 2 items)
Coupon: -
Delivery time: 12 days
Notes on the seller/e-shop: -
Payment: credit card

Outsole: elastic
Insole: cold feeling
Upper: there is a lot of space between my foot and the upper. I put an insole (I had a Crocs insole at home) to reduce the empty space or my foot will have moved inside the shoes. The laces tent to untie if you don't tie them hard or do a double knot.
Heel: 3,5 cm

First use: The test was performed with the Crocs insole. Comfortable. I used them to grocery shopping for an hour. No problem except the untied lace.


Further uses: please mind that I wear the creeper with Crocs insole. I made many grocery shopping and many long city walk with no problem. Now I double tie the lace. Between the third and fourth walk, my left shoe start squeacking.

My opinion: Really good creeper, confortable. I like them. Be aware this shoes are not waterproof (see notes on Vegetarian Shoes website). The shoes are made in Portugal.




Sunday, 6 January 2013

Outfit: Mary (NOAH)

 Let's see Mary with jeans

Vediamo il modello Mary con i jeans

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Detail of the shoe

Dettaglio della scarpa


Friday, 4 January 2013

Review: Mary (NOAH)

NOAH - Mary

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Label: NOAH
Model: Mary
I was looking for: a brogue (classic male shoes) to be wear during winter at work, waterproof

Size: 38 EUR, the size is correct

Date of purchase: march 2012
Price: 159 + delivery 10
Coupon: I used a discount found in this italian site http://www.stiletico.com
Delivery time: 4 days, from Germany to Italy
I send to NOAH the number of my bank transfer, processed by my bank on 6 of march.
The money were tranferred to NOAH on 07/03 and the same day they sent the shoes. I recived an email from the shop on 08/03 with the tracking number, via DPD courier. My shoes were delivered on 09/03! I could track the delivery between the two nations, which is a very rare opportunity.
Notes on the seller/e-shop: extremly helpful via mail
Payment: you can choose between 3 options (paypal, bank transfer to Germany, credit card information to be sent to the shop via email). I chose the bank transfert.

Outsole: rubber, nice and flexible
Insole: standard
Upper: soft. If you look at the photo at the beggining of this post, you will notice the upper is made of two tone color. The light one is a soft and flexible material, the darker is the material similar to leather, more firm than the lighet one and gives stability to the foot.
Heel: 2 cm + 1 cm on the outsole for a total of 3 cm
First use: the upper is very soft during walking and the details are very well-fhished. I used the shoes at work. It's ok to walk during a normal rain.

Further uses: I used the shoes only at work. I can confirm the first use opinion.

My opinion: Great. The shope service is incredibly efficent, the delivery is fast, the shop is helpful and the product wonderful. The shoes are made in Italy, even if the shop is in Germany.




Marchio: NOAH
Modello: Mary
Cercavo: una brogue (scarpa classica maschile) da portare al lavoro d'inverno, in grado di resistere alla pioggia

Numero: 38, il numero è corretto

Data di acquisto: marzo 2012

Prezzo: 159 + 10 € di spedizione
Sconti: ho usato lo sconto StileEtico del 10%, il totale è stato di 153.10 euro.
Tempi spedizione: 4 giorni
Ho comunicato a NOAH gli estremi del bonifico che è stato processato dalla mia banca il 06/03.

E' stato accreditato a NOAH il 07/03 ed il giorno stesso loro mi hanno spedito il pacco. NOAH mi ha mandato una mail il giorno 08/03 dandomi il tracking number del pacco spedito tramite DPD. Il giorno 09/03 le mie scarpe erano in consegna in Italia!

Ho potuto monitorare la spedizione (ormai già praticamente conclusa) sia nel tratto tedesco sia in quello italiano, e questa cosa è una rarità.

Note sul venditore/negozio: estremamente disponibili via mail
Pagamento: 3 opzioni di pagamento (paypal, bonifico bancario in Germania, comunicazione dei miei dati della carta di credito). Ho usato il bonifico.

Suola: gomma, comoda
Soletta: normale
Tomaia: morbida. Se guardate la foto di apertura del post, vedrete che la tomaia è in due colori. La parte più chiara è di materiale morbido e flessibile, la parte più scura è quella che imita la pelle, più rigida che dà stabilità al piede.
Tacco: 2 cm + 1 cm di suola, totale 3 cm

Primo uso: la tomaia è morbidissima nella camminata e i dettagli sono estremamente curati. Usata sul lavoro.

Usi successivi: usata soltanto sul lavoro, confermato il giudizio del primo uso. Resiste ad una pioggia normale.

Giudizio: Ottimo. Il servizio è incredibilmente efficiente, la spedizione veloce, il negozio disponibilissimo ed il prodotto meraviglioso. Le scarpe sono made in Italy.

Thursday, 3 January 2013

Outfits: Airseal Para Boot (Vegetarian Shoes)

Let's see how Airseal Para Boot look like with a dress and leggins

Vediamo come stanno gli Airseal Para Boot con leggins ed un vestito

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Now with trousers


Adesso con i pantaloni

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Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Review: Airseal Para Boot (Vegetarian Shoes)


Vegetarian Shoes

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Label: Vegetarian Shoes
Model: Airseal Para Boot
I was looking for: combat boots for autumn/winter, to be worn a couple of times a month.

Size: my size for this type of shoes is 38 EU but, as the website advise, I ordered a size smaller – size 4- because the sizing runs large. The size is correct.

Date of purchase: november 2011
Price: £94.95 + delivery £25.00, for a total of £119.95 (more or less 141 )
Coupon: -
Delivery time: less than 2 weeks from UK to Italy
Notes on the seller/e-shop: -
Payment: credit card

Outsole: very elastic and cushioned, it's a pleasure to walk on it.
Insole: normal
Upper: steel toes
Heel: 3,5 cm of bouncing!

First use: they squeaks! At the beginning it is difficult to bend feet when going down the stairs. The upper bend everytime in the same point and it hurts the foot.
I show you what I mean:




My right boot soften in a couple of hours, the left one took much more time and caused me pain on the foot because of the bending. The boots are really light in weight.

Further uses: the boots definitively soften. The squeak become smaller and the upper doesn't hurt anymore.

My opinion: after the first use times, the boots become great. Tough apperance. I used them also during two city snowfalls. You can walk a long way with them and also dancing for hours. The boots are made in UK.