A while back, I falsely reported that the Etnies "Windrow grey white gum" is vegan (that's what the Etnies website said) - it's NOT. However, Etnies has now come out with two vegan "Windrow" colourways ... and even better, these are "Earth Day" styles, meaning Etnies made some extra effort to make them more eco-friendly. At least, the description claims that the vegan suede is recylced (!) and the cotton is organic. The insole looks like cork, but the description doesn't say it is.
The soles look very Adidas, and the shoe reminds me a lot of the Etnies "low-cut" (I think that's what the original shoe in the 1990s was called, ~1993), including the low-cut's Adidas-esque Etnies logo. Add some awesome vegan suede - I'm assuming, this is the same vegan suede they use for the vegan Joslin and the vegan Marana colourways - and voilà ...
Plus, there are new vegan colourways of the Etnies "Windrow vulc" and "Windrow vulc mid" (see below).
Sole Tech (= etnies, éS, and emerica) ... and maybe Cariuma (= the "Vallely" shoe) ... make the best vegan skate shoes right now.
Info from the Etnies website:
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Windrow x Earth Day blue white gum
- Force Shield reinforced upper
- Foam Lite 2 molded EVA footbed
- Hidden lace loops
- Slim, streamline silhouette
- 400NBS rubber outsole compound
- Vegan
- Recycled Synthetic Suede, Recyled PU, Organic Cotton
Windrow green white gum
- Force Shield reinforced upper
- Foam Lite 2 molded EVA footbed
- Hidden lace loops
- Slim, streamline silhouette
- 400NBS rubber outsole compound
- Recycled Synthetic Suede/Recycled PU/Organic Cotton
- Vegan
Etnies Windrow vulc mid x Earth Day blue
- Mid top construction for ankle support
- Force Shield reinforced upper
- Hidden lace loops
- Single wrapped vulcanized construction
- Foam Lite 2 molded EVA footbed
- Geo-Hex tread pattern
- 400NBS rubber outsole compound
- Recycled Synthetic Suede, Recyled PU, Organic Cotton
Etnies Windrow vulc x Earth Day white blue
- 400NBS rubber outsole.Force Shield reinforced upper
- Single wrapped vulcanized construction
- Single wrap vulcanized foxing tape
- Foam Lite 2 molded EVA footbed
- Geo-Hex tread pattern
- Rubber heel wrap for support
- 400NBS rubber outsole compound
- Recycled Synthetic Suede/Recycled PU/Organic Cotton
- Earth Day
