Comments on: Manolo the Columnist http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/ Manolo Loves the Shoes! Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:07:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: raincoaster http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567617 raincoaster Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:43:21 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567617 Well, if you eat the python, I suppose that's fine. Or, if you're a big-game python hunter or something. But Steve Irwin had very ugly shoes. There used to be a restaurant in my old neighborhood that served rattlesnake. As a friend of mine said, "I LIKE the idea that someone is killing these things!" Well, if you eat the python, I suppose that’s fine. Or, if you’re a big-game python hunter or something. But Steve Irwin had very ugly shoes.

There used to be a restaurant in my old neighborhood that served rattlesnake. As a friend of mine said, “I LIKE the idea that someone is killing these things!”

]]> By: Kate Cavendish http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567609 Kate Cavendish Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:08:02 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567609 You might also consider Natalie Portman's collection for Te Casan. Fashionable and cruelty free. You might also consider Natalie Portman’s collection for Te Casan. Fashionable and cruelty free.

]]> By: tyrelle http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567602 tyrelle Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:25:56 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567602 "BYPRODUCT leather, made from the skins of animals slaughtered for other reasons" How about python? “BYPRODUCT leather, made from the skins of animals slaughtered for other reasons”

How about python?

]]> By: raincoaster http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567589 raincoaster Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:08:25 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567589 I know vegans who carry their "spiritual" crystals around in suede pouches and principle-based vegetarians (as opposed to health-based ones) who smoke like chimneys. I always delight in reminding them that cigarettes are tested on animals. FWIW recycled leather is not worth purchasing, but BYPRODUCT leather, made from the skins of animals slaughtered for other reasons, is more acceptable to those who oppose animal cruelty. Lambskin, for instance, doesn't generally come from lambs slaughtered for meat, but rather from a completely different kind of lamb. The carcasses are discarded or made into pet food. Pigskin, on the other hand, generally comes from animals who were already dead; in this way, pigskin is effectively recycled rather than discarded. Too bad it stinks when it gets wet. I know vegans who carry their “spiritual” crystals around in suede pouches and principle-based vegetarians (as opposed to health-based ones) who smoke like chimneys. I always delight in reminding them that cigarettes are tested on animals.

FWIW recycled leather is not worth purchasing, but BYPRODUCT leather, made from the skins of animals slaughtered for other reasons, is more acceptable to those who oppose animal cruelty. Lambskin, for instance, doesn’t generally come from lambs slaughtered for meat, but rather from a completely different kind of lamb. The carcasses are discarded or made into pet food. Pigskin, on the other hand, generally comes from animals who were already dead; in this way, pigskin is effectively recycled rather than discarded. Too bad it stinks when it gets wet.

]]> By: sfmike http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567588 sfmike Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:28:54 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567588 Bravo! It brings such happiness to see Manolo dispensing so much of the wisdom. Bravo! It brings such happiness to see Manolo dispensing so much of the wisdom.

]]> By: ellana http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567585 ellana Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:46:43 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567585 These should be posted in Basement of the Bargains. I have two pairs of these shoes - they are very comfortable and wear well. They are a little snug the first wearing but very quickly conform to one's foot. These should be posted in Basement of the Bargains. I have two pairs of these shoes - they are very comfortable and wear well. They are a little snug the first wearing but very quickly conform to one’s foot.

]]> By: ripley http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567584 ripley Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:50:33 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567584 I recommend the Terraplana shoes, eco-friendly and quite attractive http://www.terraplana.com/ I recommend the Terraplana shoes, eco-friendly and quite attractive
http://www.terraplana.com/

]]> By: ellana http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567583 ellana Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:48:12 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567583 These should be posted in Basement of the Bargains. The last pair I purchased were on sale. These should be posted in Basement of the Bargains. The last pair I purchased were on sale.

]]> By: oakling http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567577 oakling Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:25:26 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567577 Is there no shoe made from recycled plastics, bamboo, recycled rubber, even recycled leather? I wonder what those vegan boots that resemble Doc Martens are made out of. Is there no shoe made from recycled plastics, bamboo, recycled rubber, even recycled leather? I wonder what those vegan boots that resemble Doc Martens are made out of.

]]> By: Anon http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567576 Anon Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:04:18 +0000 http://shoeblogs.com/2008/02/15/manolo-the-columnist-119/#comment-567576 They're already red, so a bit of red paint won't hurt them They’re already red, so a bit of red paint won’t hurt them

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