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Trekking through the long winter days means snow, ice, and sleet in many places around the globe. Wearing the right boots can make the difference between a fantastic day and an extremely uncomfortable day. So whether you are running to and from the office, hiking in the mountains, shopping in the city, or meeting friends out for dinner and cocktails, take a few moments to examine the brilliance and style behind these hot boots for cold temps and protect your feet with sustainable chic.

We begin with everything that we love, sustainable vegan boots with great design:

CRI DE COEUR AND BOURGEOIS BOHEME

Cri de Coeur is a French term which translates into “an impassioned cry from the heart” and represents this company’s heartfelt desire to lighten the carbon footprint imposed by the fashion footwear market. Cri de Coeur shoes and boots perfectly embody effortless chic and each pair is handmade with vegan materials and great attention to detail and comfort.

100% Pure Vegan olsen Haus continues to be an eco shoe industry leader creating wearable art with materials like faux suede, organic cotton, canvas, nylon, velvet, linen, cork, faux patent leather, and a synthetic eco-lining, in inspiring colors and styles. The shoe soles are made with a composite of rubber, they use rubber-based glues, and all paints and dyes used are vegan and non-toxic.

At Bourgeois Boheme, the collections transcend time with a perfect blend of classic looks and current trends. Bourgeois Boheme boots are not meant for climbing mountains, unless you are figuratively referring to the mountains of the social scene or the rungs of a corporate ladder, but they are built for comfort, durability and sexiness. The company initiative follows a belief in compassion for the earth, people and animals, and their business practices follow their initiative to the letter in many ways including their partnerships with One Green Earth, The Vegan Society, Ethical Junction, and PETA.

Simple – “Shoes for a Happy Planet” sums it up but let’s get into some of the details because they are absolutely worth pointing out. Their use of organic cotton, hemp, bamboo, and recycled inner tube materials are all notable green strides while their Green Toes program, where they rate their own product lines either “good, better or best” based on sustainability (informing customers and keeping themselves in check), takes things to a whole new level. Simple believes in keeping things clean and well, simple. Check out Simples winter boots for a comfy dose of cool.

But sometimes, the brutality of the weather is such, that just keeping your feet warm and dry becomes the priority, here are the environmentally friendly companies to go to for that mission:

SOREL

Sorel, in the business of developing and distributing exemplary cold-weather footwear since the early 1900’s, was the first to combine leather uppers, rubber bottoms and removable felt liners to make severely warm and dry winter boots. This tradition continues with the equally fabulous launch of new styles to keep up with the times combined with characteristics of function, comfort and care for the environment. Sorel product lines speak for themselves and have made the company a true winter boot legend. Meanwhile, northern girls are doing their best to style the chunky boots with a sexy edge to get through the winter months! 

SIMPLE AND LOWA

Whether the snowy conditions you are headed for require a high tech expedition boot for arctic temps or an innovative mountaineering boot, Lowa is the spot to shop. A lot of things come into play when crafting appropriate shoes for the outdoors, especially for winter. Lowa shoes demonstrate a great attention to technical detail in their handcrafted boots including components of sustainability, fit, durability, wick-ability, weight, and comfort.

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