Every few months, I read another obituary for white sneakers. Except they appear to be the shoe that never dies. Every time I step foot outside my flat in London, I see people of all ages and styles in white trainers (myself included). So if you’re looking for vegan white sneakers, you’re in good company.
I gave up wearing leather shoes long before I went vegan, when I was a small child, and first found out that leather was made from animals. So I have a LOT of experience finding vegan shoes. It’s gotten a lot easier in recent years and the internet has helped a ton! But I know it can still be tricky which is why I put together this guide to help you out. Below I’ve outlined vegan white trainers from some of my favourite brands, plus ones I saw and loved the look of.
The best vegan white sneakers
-One of my favourite vegan shoe brands - they're always comfy & cute
-Part recycled vegan leather
-100% vegan brand
-Non-toxic PU vegan leather & recycled materials
-Made from recycled PET
-Lightweight soles
-Vegan brand
-100% vegan brand
-Classics
-I used to always wear these until I realised they were too narrow for my feet (not comfortable!)
-Some question their durability
-Has vegan options (I've never tried them, but they must be popular for a reason)
-I love that they blend a timeless white look with a fun pop of colours in the laces
-Recycled vegan leather
Minuit sur Terre vegan white sneakers
These classic look vegan white leather sneakers are perfect match for pretty much any outfit, and they’re made by one of my favourite vegan shoe brands, Minuit sur Terre.
They’re made with a mix of recycled and bio-based vegan materials. I love Minuit’s style – their shoes are really cute, but also classic. Like these white sneakers, which have gold accents – just a little bit of flair, with a classic gold look. They also have these white trainers with floral laces, which I think are super cute if you like a pop of colour in your outfits.
I love the gold accents because they not only look great, but they also mean you can easily dress these trainers up. Here’s how I’d style them for the office: with tailored stone trousers, organic cotton knitwear, and this Labante vegan laptop backpack (it’s currently my favourite backpack/work bag!).
Converse Chuck Taylor white vegan sneakers
You can’t get more classic than a pair of Chucks; I spent most of my twenties living in them (my favourite pair were black hi tops I bought and had customised at Brick Lane market – there was an artist there every weekend who’d paint them, totally customised to you and your interests).
Converse has a full rainbow of colour options when it comes to these vegan sneakers, white and black being the classic choices (though there’s also neon yellow if you prefer).
You can also of course choose between high-tops and low-tops, depending on your style (personally, I love the look of high-tops but lately I always find the fabric digs into my ankles so I tend to go for low-tops).
V.Gan white hi tops
More into hi tops? As I mentioned above, I don’t wear them anymore as I find they tend to dig into my ankles, but different styles suit different people… And these bargain sneakers look like Converse, but advertise being vegan…and are more sustainable. Made of recycled cotton canvas with organic cotton laces, they also feature the “V.gan” logo.
They’re also PETA approved and made in a vegan certified factory.
Stella McCartney chunky vegan white sneakers (womens)
I’m not personally into chunky trainers, but they’ve been popular awhile – and if I were to buy chunky sneakers, these would be my top pick of chunky designer vegan sneakers.
They’re all white apart from a blue and maroon stripe on the back and are embossed with the Stella McCartney logo on the heel.
adidas vegan trainers (white)
These vegan leather white shoes are adidas’s vegan version of the classic Stan Smiths. A few years ago, adidas launched a vegan version of their Stan Smiths (make sure to select the vegan option). Made of white vegan leather with accents, go for these if you love the basics, but you’re not basic.
Ration.l Rkind vegan leather sneakers (white)
These white vegan leather sneakers are simple and sleek. Made of non-toxic and solvent-free vegan polyurethane leather and an organic cotton lining, and made under fair working conditions in Vietnam, these will pair with any outfit. If I were choosing simple and sleek white vegan trainers, they’re what I’d choose.
Ration.l also donate 5% of profits from these sneakers to the Brain and Spine Foundation Charity.
Vegan Veja sneakers
Veja sneakers has been extremely popular for the last few years, and many love their ethics (they pay fair wages, trace their supply chain and use eco friendly materials) though they still fall far short on the ethics spectrum in my books as they use leather in many of their designs. However, they do offer some vegan options.
They have shoes with cotton uppers and also what they call “CWL” or “cotton worked as leather” (cotton coated in a polyurethane coating which looks and acts more like leather).
The Veja sneakers are a classic white but with a pop of colour on their V logo on the side – choose from burgundy, yellow, green and various other colour options – I like this burgundy colour.
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Looking for more vegan sneakers? Check out my full guide to vegan sneakers, plus my guides to vegan Reebok, vegan Nike, vegan New Balance, vegan adidas, vegan Skechers and vegan Converse.
I also have vegan shoe guides for lots of other styles, whether you’re looking for vegan leather boots, vegan loafers, vegan heels, vegan designer shoes, vegan mens shoes, vegan womens shoes or more.
