Vegan Wares

About

78 Smith St, Collingwood 3066 Vic, Australia.
Vegan products, providing high quality, sustainable alternatives to leather. Doing our bit to help save our planet. Store open: Mon-Sat: 11am-5pm Sun: Closed

Mission

We hope that we can contribute to the evolution of a kinder human society by:

* simply existing & being noticed by people who might not otherwise think about veganism - ie raising consciousness in a non-threatening way
* offering fellow travellers the opportunity to more easily follow a cruelty-free life style
* attracting the patronage of non-veg people who would otherwise buy leather
* contributing to welfare programs for poor & exploited members of all / any species

Products

As with most products, price is generally indicative of quality, although sometimes the question of quality is obscured by advertising glitz.

At Vegan Wares we are committed to making the best possible quality footwear, & to this end have set up our own factory so we can ensure that the products we sell are built in accordance with our values.

Our definition of 'vegan' is: free of animal products AND environmentally responsible AND produced in a socially fair manner.

By 'socially fair' we mean that everyone involved in the making of our products has good working conditions & is paid a fair wage.

To us 'environmentally responsible' includes minimizing the consumption of the earths resources in order to ease the destruction of the habitat of other creatures. Accordingly, all Vegan Wares products are:
* made with materials which have superior durability
* are constructed using methods which maximize product life
* are designed to be repairable - for example we use soles that can be patched or readily replaced.

Maximum product life minimizes the consumption of resources & hence the impact our lifestyles have on our planet. It also provides the consumer with greater long term economy - since the price of one pair of Vegan Wares shoes say over 5 years is a lot less than the accumulated cost of 5 - 10 pairs of poor quality 'throw-away' shoes that one may go through over the same period.