The Shoe Decision Tree
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Bonny found 10 fabulous flats that I would love to take home and wear out. My absolute favorite is the Form & Fauna Pleated Dove Shoe, which is so stylish and made of completely sustainable and renewable materials. Coming in a close second is the Corso Como Floral Flat, which is made of leather, which is sort of bad-in-theory, but dyed with non-toxic vegetable dyes and packaged in recycled paper.
This combination of sustainable shoes vs. eco-friendly shoes creates an interesting dillema. Now that we've moved past the era of eco-friendly shoes being totally ugly and "comfortable" (you know I'm right), should it be okay for anyone ever wear eco-un-friendly shoes?
And what about socially responsible shoes like Tom's, which also made Bonny's list? If he can manage to donate a pair of shoes for everyone bought, why can't Jessica Simpson?
I'm torn. I think we have enough options now to say, "You can find an earth-friendly shoe, put down the Louboutins made of endangered eel and dyed with mercury." But how to define earth-friendly? Is it enough to use vegetable dyes? Or do they also need to have bamboo soles? And seriously, isn't leather a renewable resource? We can grow more cows ... even if the tanning process is singularly awful.
Too many questions for me to decide by myself. What do you think?
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