Looked forward to visiting this positively reviewed shop especially as an upgrade of my tired looking wallet was required.
Situated within the very trendy Eyala Shopping Center, the store is lined with rows of mens and women's shoes plus bags and miscellaneous items. On the surface, the first few minutes in the store were positive as the shop does indeed appear to be all vegan, an undoubted plus. Unfortunately there was no wallet on offer except one that merely held cards.
The shoe range was quite good - a balanced blend of casual and classical/formal. They seemed to be well-made too. Yet suddenly it dawned upon me as I carefully looked around the shop: there was nothing that identified the store -or any individual item within it - as vegan. Those wonderful pics here on this site of their pro-vegan message in the shop front windows are now conspicuous by their absence.
I later raised this issue with a staff member who informed that "The term 'vegan' turns off Filipinos... Filipinos love leather and are worried that fake leather would peel off". So they simply do not mention that anything in the store is vegan. It's now a well-concealed secret it seems.
All three staff members admitted they were not vegan.
Sells trendy vegan shoes, bags and accessories for men and women, be it casual or formal wear with equally pretty price-tags. Always nice to hear when international companies go vegan.
3 Reviews
First Review by LionelSanchez
Tempeh
Points +59
Call It Winter - Edit
Looked forward to visiting this positively reviewed shop especially as an upgrade of my tired looking wallet was required.
Read moreSituated within the very trendy Eyala Shopping Center, the store is lined with rows of mens and women's shoes plus bags and miscellaneous items. On the surface, the first few minutes in the store were positive as the shop does indeed appear to be all vegan, an undoubted plus. Unfortunately there was no wallet on offer except one that merely held cards.
The shoe range was quite good - a balanced blend of casual and classical/formal. They seemed to be well-made too. Yet suddenly it dawned upon me as I carefully looked around the shop: there was nothing that identified the store -or any individual item within it - as vegan. Those wonderful pics here on this site of their pro-vegan message in the shop front windows are now conspicuous by their absence.
I later raised this issue with a staff member who informed that "The term 'vegan' turns off Filipinos... Filipinos love leather and are worried that fake leather would peel off". So they simply do not mention that anything in the store is vegan. It's now a well-concealed secret it seems.
All three staff members admitted they were not vegan.
Updated from previous review on 2020-03-08
Pros: Seemingly good quality vegan shoes and bags , Ideally located within Cebu central
Cons: Shunning of the vegan label, Perceived stigma keeps veganism in the closet
Guest
hoohoo55
Points +117
Everything is vegan! Located at L1 in the Ayala shopping center. - Edit
Many bags, shoes and accessories to choose from. No need to check the label anymore. Very good shopping experience.
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LionelSanchez
Points +391
Animal-free - Edit
Sells trendy vegan shoes, bags and accessories for men and women, be it casual or formal wear with equally pretty price-tags. Always nice to hear when international companies go vegan.
Read morePros: Awesome style
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