Faux shoes can be fabulous!

While perusing for more faux fashion, I came across a WSJ article on how far vegan shoes have come. True, not all look like hippie shoes, but a lot of the brands I've seen still seem to have a dated, old-school, kinda offbeat vegan in mind. Today's vegan isn't focused on setting herself apart with her vegan fashion, but rather integrates her beliefs into her everyday fashion sensibilities. She doesn't want to look or act different but simply goes about living her life, incorporating her beliefs into her decisions every day. Her beliefs inform her, not define her. A far cry from the hippie who wore shoes simply because they were vegan. Today vegan shoes have to fit a sense of style, too!
Every once in awhile there's a cool, hip designer who appreciates fashion and and keeps not only her principles but the trends in mind. Check out this shoe from the olsen Haus Fall '09 collection. Finally something Stella-cool for a regular price. Can't you picture yourself dancing in these?!

The Holiday Lookbook also has the full collection, including hip, spot-on shbooties in a textured brown faux. Check it out.