I had a thought and I couldn’t help but rant about it. I know, I know– it’s been ages since I blogged about food. That’s coming soon, I promise. I actually have lots of food stuff to blog about too, I just need more time.

But first, my rant about shoes. So, I got a pair of Crocs for Christmas and I was thrilled because I’ve been wanting them for a while now. The ones I got fit, but I would like to try the next size up just to be sure that the ones I have actually fit right. Too often, I decide a shoe fits too soon only to realize after wearing it for a while that it really isn’t that comfortable. I’ve been to 3 Macy’s (the store where my mom bought them) and they have been sold out of nearly every Croc. My backup plan was to maybe exchange them for a pair of boots, but every single boot they have– with the exception of a few ugly, 80s looking ones– are leather.

This caused me to have a brilliant thought. Why doesn’t someone come up with a line of vegan footwear? Yes, it has been done. Natalie Portman launched a vegan footwear line recently. I’m sure there are many styles to choose from on online shopping sites. I mean, why doesn’t someone come up with a vegan footwear line and actually put it in a store so that people can try them on and decide how they like them? I, for one, am not fond of purchasing shoes online. AND, how about if you charge LESS than what the leather alternative costs?

Natalie Portman’s shoe line, for example, charged something like $400 for ONE PAIR of boots. Yikes! It’s no wonder it didn’t do very well. If non-leather boots, pumps, etc. were featured in a store next to leather ones and were just as cute, but the same price or less, it stands to reason that people may actually be drawn to the vegan shoes. More people in vegan shoes means less people wearing dead animals. Brilliant!

Now, why hasn’t someone done this already? Maybe it has been done, but I just can’t find them? I don’t know. I’ve never been to a major department store and been able to find a big selection of non-leather shoes. Even finding non-leather ballet shoes for my Emma is a chore. What’s the deal?!