I had a pair of boots that I used 9 months a year in Swedish climate for roughly 10 years without a hitch. They also went for hikes in Costa Rica and across India and Nepal. At the end they looked worn but were still functional as I swapped them out for another pair of vegan leather boots.

I’ve had other vegan shoes that lasted a lot shorter but that can be said about my animal skin shoes as well.

Modern bio-leather causes about 10% off the emissions leather does and doesn’t have the same tanning process which is extremely toxic.

Not saying that vegan is strictly better, but rumours of it’s crappiness are severely out of date.