I-Path vegan shoes in 2026


From the I-Path website, checked in September 2026:
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IPATH - CATS - BLACK BALLISTIC NYLON

With the perfect blend of performance and comfort the cats are one of our classic and original silhouettes with our signature Hemp construction

  • Vegan option
  • Ballistic Nylon & Synthetic suede
  • Cupsole construction.
  • Strobel lasting for flexibility
  • Lace-up closure with metal eyelets.
  • Stash pocket in tongue
  • Easy slip on construction.
  • Padded tongue and collar.
  • EVA foam midsole.
  • Limited 25th Anniversary Keychain!



"

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Watching some old skate videos - props to Nate Jones ... and Matt Rodriguez ... I checked the IPath (I-Path) website again and found some "new" vegan styles. These are different from the ones they had after their relaunch, when I checked in 2024 (see here).

If you search the IPath website for "vegan", the following three colourways are shown:


I-Path "CRICKET" - BLACK WAXED HEMP & SYNTHETIC

Says the IPath website:
"

The classic Cricket is back!

This iconic staple features a full synthetic upper with IPATH's signature Hemp construction, and dates back to our inaugural 1999 release.

  • Vegan option
  • Hemp and synthetic upper.
  • Cupsole construction.
  • Strobel lasting for flexibility
  • Lace-up closure with metal eyelets.
  • Stash pocket in tongue
  • Padded tongue and collar.
  • EVA foam midsole.
  • Rubber keychain
  • IPATH Metal keychain
"

Cricket "black waxed hemp & synthetic" colourway:








I-Path "CRICKET" - OLIVE WAXED HEMP

Says the IPath website:
"

The classic Cricket is back!

This iconic staple features a full synthetic upper with IPATH's signature Hemp construction, and dates back to our inaugural 1999 release.

  • Vegan option
  • Hemp and synthetic upper.
  • Cupsole construction.
  • Strobel lasting for flexibility
  • Lace-up closure with metal eyelets.
  • Stash pocket in tongue
  • Padded tongue and collar.
  • EVA foam midsole.
  • Rubber keychain
  • Limited 25th Anniversary Keychain!
"

Cricket "olive waxed hemp" colourway:









I-Path "CATS" - BLACK RAW EDGE HEMP

Says the IPath website:
"

Experience ultimate comfort and style with The CATS!

With the perfect blend of performance and comfort the cats are one of our classic and original silhouettes with our signature Hemp construction

  • Vegan option
  • Hemp and synthetic suede upper.
  • Cupsole construction.
  • Strobel lasting for flexibility
  • Lace-up closure with metal eyelets.
  • Stash pocket in tongue
  • Easy slip on construction.
  • Padded tongue and collar.
  • EVA foam midsole.
  • Limited 25th Anniversary Keychain!
"

Black raw edge "hemp" colourway:

  



Also still available:

I-Path "CRICKET" - [tan] HEMP & SYNTHETIC

Still available ... (see photos here)







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Probably not vegan:

GRASSHOPPER - OLIVE WAXED CANVAS - probably not vegan (?)






Side note: The owner and founder of I-Path appears to be Brian Krauss, a fashion guy. Apparently he and Matt Field founded I-Path in 1999, then "lost" the brand somehow at some point - it was sold to Timberland in 2007, then Klone Lab (the third investor) in 2011, then to "a Chinese factory", and the totally disappeared into nirvana (or the opposite) - and then ... reportedly, Krauss reaquired the brand and relaunched it in 2022.


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2026 note: Matt Rodriguez (apologies, I had written Matt Field earlier) commented that now I-Path is "being done without any of the people that actually created it".