Part IV: The Rest of The Story | the unreasonable man

General Hints

Look at the most inexpensive products - they are most likely to be non-leather.

Some vinyl shoes may squeak. Try mineral oil, hand cream, or similar lubricants between the noisy surfaces.

Many patent "leather" looking shoes are synthetic. Again, check the label for "all man-made materials."

"Leatherette" is a brand name of high-quality vinyl, not a form of leather.

List of Contributors

Thanks to the following for sending information. These folks did most of the legwork, I just put it together.

In no particular order:

Louise-Annette Burgess
Cheryl Stewart
John Davis
Rob Spray (
Kim Laurie
Joe Clark
Tim Tyler
Michael Traub
Tom Billings
Shari Dawson
Ashok Katwala
Val Voorheis
Graham Hilling
David L. Jackson
Peter Wendel
Tom Fritz
Allen Schubert
Andy Bond
Stephanie Peters
Andrew Smallbone
Leti (???)

Also, the November/December 1991 issue of the Vegetarian Journal (published by the VRG) carried an article which inspired me to start the FAQ, and the May/June issue carried another nice article on the subject. Thanks to the writers, editors, and staff of that fine publication.

Tom Swiss / tms@unreasonable.org