There’s nothing quite like a hot pair of vegan shoes.

I mean, look at the image above of Cri de Coeur’s Luster Pumps and you know that some shoes aren’t made for walking, they’re for making others want or sweat when they see you enter the room.

Founded in 2007 by Gina Ferraraccio, who’d been interning at Anna Sui and Bergdorf Goodman, as well as for a private label lingerie line, Ferracaccio gained valuable real-world fashion and business experience before launching her Cri de Coeur vegan shoe line in 2008.

In 2009, (now co-designer) Julie Dicterow began working for the label and after only a few months, both women had simultaneous epiphanies that they were a force to be reckoned with in terms of sustainable shoe design and forward fashion.

We agree.

As smart entrepreneurs, the two also realized that some women, aching for a pair of their stylish kickers couldn’t afford them so they created a sister line called Hearts Of Darkness to accommodate a smaller shoe budget. The line includes all the same stylish looks you’ll see with Cri de Coeur proper (heels, flats and boots), but with lower price points.

The vegan shoe shoppers thank you.

For those of you that pray to the shoe gods, the time has come to pray harder as we’re offering the Luster Pump for this week’s giveaway. If you win you can get it in the plum (featured above) or black.

Just leave a comment below about how you’d feel if you won these, and you’re in the running (or walking) for a sweet pair of heels.

(Legalese: contest rules and FTC compliance.)

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When I started writing this post, I suddenly realized I didn’t know what Cri de Coeur actually meant. “Cry from the heart,” says the Merriam Webster dictionary. Made sense once I knew, as my own internal organ throbs at the very site of this line!

Founded in 2007 by Gina Ferraraccio, who’d been interning at Anna Sui and Bergdorf Goodman, as well as for a private label lingerie line, Ferracraccio gained valuable real-world fashion and business experience before launching her Cri de Coeur vegan shoe line in 2008.

In 2009, (now co-designer) Julie Dicterow began working for the label and after only a few months, realized that the two girls were a force to be reckoned with in terms of sustainable shoe design and forward fashion.

Press and buyers around the world recognized their potential too and heralded the debut collection. Like a fairytale right? Well, sometimes these things happen.

Cri de Coeur is now noted by many as a top-quality vegan shoe line with which, according to their site, “Ladies around the globe can create eco-luxe looks in no time flat. Pairing deftly with everything from cocktail dresses to skinny jeans, Cri de Coeur shoes embody effortless chic.”

I love all the color in their spring line and especially am very fond of the fact they recently launched a diffusion line for the “Budget fashionista” called “Hearts of Darkness” with every shoe retailing under $100.

Thanks ladies.

Designers Gina Ferraraccio and Julie Dicterow

A “Cry from the heart?” Ferraraccio and Dicterow say the name symbolizes their heartfelt desire to change the face of the fashion footwear market: “Cri de Coeur provides stylish, contemporary women’s footwear that is ethically produced from start to finish.”

Feel like slipping on a pair Cinderella? Well come to EcoSalon Shops! event and you’ll get your chance (not to mention meeting the fabulous designers).

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