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So again, winter is upon us, and the challenge is to find vegan wares to meet the cold.

When I was up in Montreal, I picked up this 'Delahaye' sweater for the office.

I also picked up this jacket, from 2 Die For. Not sure about the name, but I guess it's good enough for a vegan coat :)

The lining has added awesome words of awesomeness, such as 'dare your survival' and 'one in a million'. Apparently it's also edition 235 of 500, so not sure if that is a contradiction or not. http://2diefor.it

The beanie is a North Face acrylic 'Caden' beanie. I'm a huge fan of North Face lately, but whatever, don't ever buy Columbia gear, they use fur in their gear.

I also picked up the white 100% cotton Ralph Lauren sweater at Paragon sports in NYC. I'm not sure why, but couldn't for the life of me find it in an actual Ralph Lauren store (is the cotton one too cheap for the high profile stores?)

You don't need to say it. I know I am sexy.

Time wears on, and my Chuck Taylors are wearing out. I headed off to Moo Shoes to see what I could replace them with for my daily office duties.

Again, some of the bog standard (and some fairly ugly) faux leather shoes. Meh. Some cool Bourgeois Boheme casuals, and some funky Macbeths, but nothing that quite fit the bill, at least not in my size.

From the top shelf, some Ethletic sneakers had been peering at me the whole time. They are designed very much in the classic Chuck Taylor high-top style, save for some noticeable differences:

• They are fair-trade,
• They are sourced from FSC certified rubber plantations, aiming to source sustainable materials,
• They are socially responsible, aiming to provide opportunities for the disadvantaged.
• Did I mention they are 'suitable for the dance floor'?

Oops... and I just figured out Converse is owned by the sweatshop-troubled Nike empire... It will definitely be Ethletics from here on in!

I've been meaning to post this for ages... but between visiting relatives, mortal MTB injuries, and general crazy shit happening in my life, it hasn't happened.

Ow!

So a couple of months back, as fall was approaching, I decided to actually get a fall coat, since I only really have bulky winter coats. A trip to Barney's Co-op revealed many nice coats, but naturally many are made with wool.

Surface to Air had some pretty cool jackets, including this bomber made from a waxed canvas.

The coat I settled on however was a rather smashing Chinook cotton moleskin coat.

You can see some of their other coats here.

Several weeks back, when in Miami Beach, tropical storm Fay left little to do outside. Lo and behold, we ended up in Barney's Co-op, where I got another Loomstate organic cotton t-shirt. Of course, when trying on shirts, you need to see how they look with some funky new jeans. That's probably how I also ended up leaving with the Rogan "Puck" grey classic-fit, straight-leg jeans. I learn now, Rogan is one half of the Loomstate visionaries.

The belt is a vegan, studded, rubber belt from Strange Pursuit that I purchased at Moo Shoes earlier in the year.

You can stay in the loop with Loomstate and Rogan through their ¡ActNatural! blog.