Does anyone else have problems finding vegan attire?

I always have a hard time finding nice vegan coats. Shoes, not so much.

In my area it is pretty difficult to find non leather shoes. I dont usually wear tennisshoes. except to work, so I dont really want to spend that much on them. I got a nice pair with a good arch at payless for 20.00. plain lowtop black.
Hottopic still has a bunch of stuff that isnt leather. boots shoes, belts& bags.If you do most of your shopping online, look around. Some of the shops have been having clearance sales lately. And yes you can usually find good stuff at thrift shops.

Thrift stores are the way to go. That way you can buy without supporting any industry. If you mess up, then you haven't sent money to a negative industry, you've just recycled a used item. Also, use things up until they are done for, even if they aren't vegan. I have a watch with a leather band that I have never gotten rid of. I am sure there are other things I have that are nonveg somewhere.

Many vegan items are made in sweatshops. Many vegan materials are bad for the environment. That's why good will and such should be option number 1.

I personally never find shoes in thrift stores, so option two is either buying online from a place like No Sweat Apparel, Blackspots, Vegetarian Shoes, etc and getting something certified vegan, sweatshop free, and often enviro-friendly. If you can't afford many of those (which I can't many times) you can spring for Payless and take it in the butt from a sweatshop industry but still end up with vegan attire.

Basically, the thing is to take it seriously without killing yourself over it. You do what you can. There is almost always an alternative but sometimes it's too expensive. Set your priorities, ask yourself how critical it is to get something, then weigh your options. Use less everything, recycle and reuse, and when you must buy new, do your best to do it ethically.

But, we all fall short- myself very much included. Don't beat yourself up.

Matt & Nat (purses/wallets) have really great stuff, but expensive. I don't like shopping, so I end up going thrift and also online shopping on the rare occasion I buy something new.
Micah makes belts and wallets, too. He just doesn't say anything about it so as to not "spam" friends here. I have belts and a bicycle intertube wallet made by him. His belts have the ability to reverse and also change the buckle.

yeah sneakers are usually the hardest thing to find for me. I've found that the choices are usually limited to canvas shoes like chucks, running shoes, or maybe a skate shoe.

I've been purchasing that last one. My last two pairs of shoes were these that I found on zappos.com which has a vegetarian shoes section

and then these which I actually bought in a mall when I noticed they actually had a No Leather label on the box

I am a Payless Shoes whore, but even they are adding more leather to thier stock. I have been looking for cheap "man-Made" black tennis shoes forever and I have failed. I am not going to pay Pangea company or some other vegan company $100.00 for a pair of sneakers.

There are labels,though, that tell you what materials they're made out of. Steer clear of wool, silk, leather, fur, and you should be alright.

I advocate for thrift store shopping, too.