8 Sustainable Winter Boots To Invest In
Cold weather, rain, and sometimes even snow. Winter can be harsh to get through – especially if you don’t have the proper clothes to keep you warm and dry.
One of the most important things to keep warm and comfy is your feet. What better way to keep you feet snug and warm than in a pair of sustainable winter boots?
In this guide, you will find everything from ethical and vegan boots, knee-high and ankle boots, and waterproof winter boots. In short, every type of winter boots you could possibly be looking for, of course in a green and sustainable edition.
Get inspired by all the amazing and sustainable brands that create high-quality, practical, and cool winter boots.
Duckfeet
Location: Denmark
Price starting point: 207$
Why we love them:
Duckfeet is a small, family-driven company, which designs quality boots in a simplistic design with inspirations from nature. The boots are foot-shaped and all their sustainable winter boots cling around your foot like a soft duvet.
Duckfeet both makes ankle boots as well as knee-high sustainable winter boots. All designs are made as a love letter to all nature. This means Duckfeets products are all-natural and of the highest quality.
I personally fell in love with these two pairs of brown, sustainable leather boots. They are both practical and cool at the same time. Perfect for those cold winter months, where you want to keep your feet nice and warm. I sure wouldn’t mind welcoming winter in a pair of these chic brown boots.
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Alice + Whittles
Location: Canada
Price starting point: 120$
Why we love them:
Alice + Whittles design practical, sustainable winter boots you want to wear anywhere, anytime – both one and off beaten trails. Their designs are created with great love people, nature, and animals.
90% of their materials are sustainable and traceable, and next stop is a 100%. All their materials are carefully sourced with a big respect for nature and people. They use natural fair trade rubber, recycled plastic from the ocean, and vegan water based glue just to name a few.
Their sustainable winter boots are the perfect combination of practical and fashionable design spiced up with sustainable materials. The waterproof winter boots are perfect for all year hiking and outdoor activities. But they would also look amazing paired with a pair of jeans and a colorfull ethical knitted sweater. No doubt these boots will keep your farm dry and warm through the whole winter season.
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Christy Dawn
Location: United States
Price starting point: 374$
Why we love them:
Christy Dawn is a sustainable brand to the core. They use a high proportion of eco-friendly materials such as recycled leather and recycled wool. The sustainable boots are manufactured locally, to reduce emission on the production.
The brand chaises all of their supply chain to ensure fair working conditions and fair living wages for all workers. Overall their practice is focused on being as eco-friendly and ethical as possible.
If you are looking for a pair of vegan winter boots this is also the brand for you. Christy Dawn design vegan boots as well as ankel boots made form recycled leather. So you can walk and dance around in a pair of these bohemian boots with a clear conscious.
These sustainable winter boots would be perfect paired with a long flowing dress. then you a fashionable edition of a “The Little House on the Prairie” outfit.
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NAE
Location: Portugal
Price starting point: 138$
Why we love them:
Are words such as soft, lined, sustainable and vegan something you want your winter boots to be associated with? Then these black ankle boots from the Portuguese brand NAE are the perfect match for your feet this winter.
NAE design and create vegan boots that will last season after season. The sustainable boots’ thick rubber sole and the soft linning ensure your feet stay warm and wont get cold in snowy weather.
The story behind the name actually shows how much this brand acre about animal welfare. The name NAE stand for “No Animal Exploitation”, and their respect for nature, animals and people are present everything from their values, production and use of materials.
These cool and practical winter boots is definitely the perfect fit for your feet if you want to make sure you keep your feet warm this winter.
Will’s Vegan Store
Location: UK
Price starting point: 112$
Why we love them:
Looking for a pair of nice-looking sustainable winter boots that is perfect for work as well as outdoor activities? Then let me introduce you to Will’s Vegan Store.
As the name indicates this brand makes beautiful vegan shoes out of vegan leather. The combination of high quality and minimalistic and timeless design results in a product that will last season after season.
This is also the intention of this brand: they design and manufacture sustainable winter boots that last so you buy less, thereby reducing your impact on the environment. That is also why Will’s Vegan Store don’t have sale. They don’t follow trends, but create pieces you will love just as much next season.
I especially love the brown sustainable winter boots from the collection. You can use them with a pair of trousers or a dress or skirt because of their simple and classy design.
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Nisolo
Location: Peru
Price starting point: 175$
Why we love them:
Looking for a pair of high-heeled sustainable boots? The Nisolo is your brand. Its focus is not only on the needs of the consumer. Quite the opposite actually. While they focus on creating styles rooted in versatility, comfort, and quality their values go beyond design of their products.
The planet and the producers are just as important to this brand as the consumer. Every Nisolo purchase provides a living wage to the producers who work in Nisolo’s own factories in Peru.
When choosing a pair of sustainable winter boots from Nisolo’s collection, you also support their work on protecting trees from deforestation in the Amazon Basin. a purchase from Nisolo then not only provides you with a pair of long lasting stylish boots. it is also a contribution to the protection of the Amazonas as well as the people included in Nisolo’s supply chain.
These ethical boots are just perfect for a more classy and elegant everyday look. These styles Nisolo is also perfect for Spring and Fall, since they aren’t too warm.
The Root Collective
Location: Guatemala
Price starting point: 248$
Why we love them:
The Root Collective started to create job opportunities in Guatemala. Today they still stay true to that. They partner directly with small workshops in Guatemala both to make sure the workers get a fair living wage and work under fair conditions, but also to ensure the best craft.
Working with small workshops also has its benefits. It means every piece is made with care, and The Root Collective even gives you the possibility to custom your own pair of sustainable winter boots, because they work so closely with their small independent manufacturing partners.
These ethical winter boots each have their own unique look, but it is clear they are made with care and with the best materials. If you are looking for a pair of sustainable winter boots with a different look or a pair of knee-high boots this is the brand for you.
Looking for a pair of eco-friendly shoes?
Are you looking for a pair of eco-friendly shoes, you can wear all year around? In our guide to Fair Trade shoes you will find everything from ethical high-heeled shoes to sustainable sneakers and eco-friendly sandals.
You can find our guide to ethical shoes here.
Note: All pictures are from the companies websites
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