The search for the perfect vegan loafers
I’ve been looking for vegan loafers for men for a while now, and I’m still struggling to find an option I feel confident about. I’m specifically looking for loafers in a brown shade that could be suitable for a semi-formal setting, and I don’t really mind if they have a smooth leather-like finish or a suede kind of texture.
Based on my own research and other posts on here, the main options I’ve identified so far are the following:
- City loafers from Will’s Vegan Store. These are likely the most recommended out there. After having managed to get some second hand ones I was however disappointed with how wide they are at the ankle. I also have the impression that the leather is prone to peeling issues.
- Kola loafers from V.GAN. I also purchased a pair of these but had to return them due to some really missleading sizing recommendations on the website. They also had a felt very pointy deisgn that I feel might make them quite uncomfortable regardless of size, but seemed ok otherwise. Note that I pointed the sizing issue in a 3/5 stars review on their website in an attempt to help future buyers, but they appear to only be showcasing the 5/5 reviews.
- Loafers from Solari Milano. I’m quite curious about these. I have however decided not to purchase them since they come with a premium price tag and I haven’t found any specific information on what makes them superior to other alternatives (other than perhaps the slightly more sustainable base material).
- Colleague Penny loafers from Dockers. These appear to be your average cheaper PU-based option. I have however seen that they have a large number of reviews that are fairly positive, so perhaps they are still an interesting option if they are comfortable and can last a long time.
- Penny/Tassel loafers from NEXT. Another PU-based line. In this case I can however find next to no information about them, and reviews are very scarce.
- Linzi Aurelio/Tommaso loafers. Not much information on the material of these, but I assume it is yet another PU case. I can barely find any reviews on them either.
I would love to hear about any opinions on any of these options, but also about other alternatives I might have missed. The more details the better!
Bear in mind I’m located in the EU. I have not included options that are not available here. I’m still open to having other products outside of the EU be mentioned too if that can help out other people.