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Thanks for various recommendations for shoes. It's a bit of a minefield. I was looking to buy some Merrell sandals (Kahuna 3), which I've bought before. The site I found had them listed as 'pig suede upper', but the Merrell site has them specifically listed in the vegan section.
Here's an example - Onitsuka Tiger have long been seen as a vegan shoe, but the info is really confused/confusing:
vegankicks says Onitsuka Tiger are vegan (2019 post): https://www.vegankicks.com/asics-vegan-shoes/
topveganshoes says Onitsuka Tiger aren't vegan (2021 post, v badly-written) and says that they have removed any reference to them being vegan: https://www.topveganshoes.com/asics-vegan-shoes/
Onitsuka Tiger has its own vegan section (current, v badly-written): https://www.onitsukatiger.com/gb/en-gb/vegan/c/ot94000000/
Easy solution is to buy from a dedicated vegan company, but unfortunately, most of their shoes look like shit.