Best of Vegan Awards™ 2017
Selected from thousands of products and hundreds of companies, this year's winners represent excellence in animal-free products and a commitment to further animal rights across industries.
Announced on World Vegan Day, the winners of the Best of Vegan Awards™ show us that it's not only possible to live a cruelty-free life, but it's easier than ever.
Shop our collection of winning items, or check out all of the winners below.
The winners of the 2017 Best of Vegan Awards™ by category:
IN WOMEN’S
Best Women’s Wallet
1st Place: L. YUCEL Shadow Puppet Heart Wallet
2nd Place: Luca Chiara Amelia Clutch Wallet
3rd Place: Eve Tepe Wallet
Best Women’s Heel
1st Place: Coquette Azar Pumps
2nd Place: The Mulan by VEERAH
3rd Place: FAIR Pointed Pumps
Best Women’s Flat
1st Place: Matt & Nat Westmount Flats
2nd Place: Indosole Kelapa Flats
3rd Place: Jents Women’s Balinese Slip Ons
Honorable Mention: Flink Round Toe Loafer Flats
Best Women’s Purse
1st Place: Lee Coren Confetti Dulce Clutch
2nd Place: Starling & Ivy Convertible Satchel
3rd Place: 88 Handbags Stella Saddle Shoulder Bag
Best Women’s Tote
1st Place: Petrushka Classic Black Tote
2nd Place: Filbert Riley Tote
3rd Place: ESPE Precious Beige Tote
Honorable Mention: Eba Totes Uccello Tote Bag
Best Women’s Accessory
1st Place: Mechaly Wool-free Felt Hat
2nd Place: Shongolulu Power Whino Scarf
3rd Place: Faux England The Elza Oversized Colour Block Pull Through Scarf
Best Women’s Outerwear
1st Place: Harper + Lange Bandit Vegan Leather Jacket
2nd Place: Save the Duck Women’s Packable Long Puffer Coat
3rd Place: Wully Outerwear Reversible Womens Fox Bomber
Honorable Mention: Nois Unisex Tailored Grey Topcoat
Best Women’s Sweater
1st Place: Free People Bonfire Sweater
2nd Place: Bo Carter Tammi Roll Neck Jumper
3rd Place: Nois Square Knit Sweater
Best Women’s Shirt
1st Place: Plant Faced Clothing Soulless T-shirt & Veganized World Go Vegan T-shirt (tie)
2nd Place: Wear Vegan Stop Animal Cruelty T-shirt
Best Makeup Product
1st Place: Kat Von D Eyeliner
2nd Place: Too Faced La Crème Color Drenched Lipstick
3rd Place: Johnny Concert Eyeshadow Palette in Rockstar Mermaid
Honorable Mentions:
Axiology Lipstick
Aura Makeup Youthful Mineral Foundation
Best Women’s Skincare
1st Place: Ecco Bella Anti Aging Anti Blemish Skincare
2nd Place: One Love Organics Easy Does It Foaming Cleanser
3rd Place: Pūlisse Skin Survival Kit
Best Women’s Haircare
1st Place: Captain Blankenship Mermaid Hair Oil
2nd Place: Arctic Fox Semi Permanent Hair Color
3rd Place: Lime Crime Unicorn Hair Semi Permanent Hair Color
Best Vegan Makeup Brushes
1st Place: Unicorn Cosmetics Brush Set
2nd Place: Au Naturale Travel Brush Set
3rd Place: Furless Couture Base Essentials Kit
Best Vegan & Cruelty-Free Nail Polish Brand
1st Place: Camille’s Closet
2nd Place: VOID
3rd Place: Deco Miami
IN MEN’S
Best Men’s Wallet
1st Place: Corature Bifold Wallet
2nd Place: Matt & Nat York Bifold Card Holder
3rd Place: Corkor Bifold Wallet
Honorable Mentions:
Alchemy Goods Belltown Minimalist Innertube Wallet
Gunas Edge Wallet
Best Men’s Casual Shoe
1st Place: Native Shoes Apollo Moc Sneakers
2nd Place: FAIR Classic Driving Shoes
3rd Place: Jents Loafers
Best Men’s Boot
1st Place: Dr. Martens Vegan 2976 Chelsea Boots
2nd Place: FAIR Chelsea Boots
3rd Place: Demonia Defiant 100 Boots
Best Men’s Outerwear
1st Place: Wully Outerwear Men’s Elk Parka
2nd Place: Patagonia Men’s DAS Parka
3rd Place: Nois Unisex Pocket Shop Coat
Best Men’s Sweater
1st Place: Prana Colorblock Crew Sweater
2nd Place: Patagonia Men’s Off Country Crewneck Sweater
3rd Place: Alternative Apparel Publish Brand Ezra Frew Sweater
Best Men’s Shirt
1st Place: Veganized World If You’re Not Veg It’s Not Too Late
2nd Place: Plant Faced Clothing Plant Life Organic T-shirt
3rd Place: Wear Vegan Go Vegan T-shirt
Best Men’s Body Product
1st Place: Homemade Betty Men’s Organic Hemp Body Butter
2nd Place: Mooi Lab Manly Man Bar Soap
3rd Place: Sweet Anthem Scents for Gents Solid Perfume
Best Men’s Skincare
1st Place: 100% Pure Organic Cucumber Juice Facial Cleansing Foam
2nd Place: Jack Black Deep Dive Glycolic Facial Cleanser
3rd Place: Homemade Betty Organic Hemp Beard Oil
Best Men’s Haircare
1st Place: 100% Pure Kelp & Mint Volumizing Shampoo
2nd Place: Gloss Moderne Vegan Leather Boxed Collection
3rd Place: Yarok Volumising Shampoo
Best Men’s Briefcase
1st Place: Matt & Nat David Briefcase
2nd Place: Eve Southampton Briefcase
3rd Place: Tokyo Bags Kazuno Flap Briefcase
IN FOOD
Best Vegan Food Product
1st Place: Dandies Marshmallows
2nd Place: Endangered Species Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
3rd Place: Coconut Cloud Original Coffee Creamer
Honorable Mentions:
Primal Strips
Cocoburg Coconut Jerky
Best Vegan Food Company
1st Place: Bragg
2nd Place: Hampton Creek
3rd Place: Cherrybrook Kitchen
Honorable Mention: PASCHA Chocolate
Best Protein Product
1st Place: Vega Essentials Chocolate Nutritional Shake Powder
2nd Place: Lenny & Larry’s Complete Cookie
3rd Place: Orgain Vegan Smooth Chocolate Nutritional Shake
Best Dessert Cookbook
1st Place: Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar
2nd Place: Aquafabulous!
3rd Place: Chocolate Covered Katie
Honorable Mentions:
Clara Cakes
Pana Chocolate
Best Restaurant Cookbook
1st Place: Chloe's Kitchen, by Chloe Coscarelli, chef of by.CHLOE
2nd Place: Smith & Daughters, by Shannon Martinez and Mo Wyse of Smith & Daughters
3rd Place: Street Vegan, by Adam Sobel of The Cinnamon Snail
Honorable Mentions:
The Blossom Cookbook, by Ronen Seri and Pamela Elizabeth of Blossom
Crossroads by Tal Ronnen of Crossroads Kitchen
PLANTLAB by Matthew Kenney of PLANTLAB and Plant Based Food + Wine
Plum, by Makini Howell of Plum Bistro
Dining at The Ravens, by Jeff and Joan Stanford of The Ravens Restaurant at the
Stanford Inn by the Sea
Candle 79 Cookbook by Candle 79
Best Cookbook
1st Place: Thug Kitchen
2nd Place: The Oh She Glows Cookbook
3rd Place: Veganize It!
Honorable Mentions:
Lookbook Cookbook
The Taco Cleanse
But I Could Never Go Vegan!
Afro-Vegan
OTHER CATEGORIES
Best Charitable Product
1st Place: Kat Von D Project Chimps Limited Edition Everlasting Lipstick benefiting Project Chimps
2nd Place: Matt & Nat Hope Circular Crossbody Bag benefiting the charity of your choice
3rd Place: Valfré Bruno Gang Tote Bag benefiting the Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Best Book
1st Place: Main Street Vegan
2nd Place: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
3rd Place: Living the Farm Sanctuary Life
Honorable Mention: Animal Liberation
Most Innovative New Material
1st Place: Piñatex pineapple plant based leather alternative
2nd Place: Plumtech™, Save the Duck’s down alternative insulation
3rd Place: MIKO Dinamica, recycled microsuede faux leather
Best Vegan Version of a Non-vegan Product
1st Place: Dr. Martens Vegan 1460 8-eye Boots, vegan version of combat boots
2nd Place: Birkenstock Vegan Arizona Sandals, vegan version of the original Birkenstocks
3rd Place: TOMS Vegan Knit Women’s Classic Slip-ons, vegan version of the original TOMS
Honorable Mention: ESPE Tanya Beige Purse, vegan version of Longchamp bag
Best Faux Fur
1st Place: Faux Cavalese Long Hooded Chinchilla Coat
2nd Place: Clothes Horse Clothing Cropped Faux Fur Jacket
3rd Place: FruitenVeg NAMI Multicolor Mini Bucket Bag
Best Pet Product
1st Place: V-Dog Kibble
2nd Place: Shed Collars & Leashes
3rd Place: Save the Duck Cruelty-Free Dog Jacket
Best Watch Company
1st Place: Votch
2nd Place: Time IV Change
3rd Place: Hurtig Lane
Honorable Mention: Fjørdson
BEST OVERALL
Best Company
1st Place: Matt & Nat
2nd Place: Votch
3rd Place: Angela Roi
Honorable Mention: Gunas
Most Innovative Company
1st Place: Save the Duck, for their heavy insulation in winterwear
2nd Place: Time IV Change, for their use of pineapple leather in their watch bands
3rd Place: Faux England, for their use of realistically luxe faux fur
CUSTOMER FAVORITES
Customer Favorite: Favorite Product
Votch watches
Customer Favorite: Favorite Company
Customer Favorite: Favorite Vegan Ambassador
Customer Favorite: Favorite Vegan Hero
Customer Favorite: Favorite Entrepreneur
Lee Coren, owner of Lee Coren
Honorable Mentions:
Laura Stageman, owner of Votch
Sugundh Agrawal, owner of Gunas
Julie Gueraseva, founder of Laika
Sascha Camilli, founder of Vilda
Customer Favorite: Favorite Vegan Announcement
Kat Von D Promises to Veganize her Beauty Line
Customer Favorite: Favorite Vegan Media
Laika
Honorable Mentions:
Vilda
Vegan Trade Journal
One Green Planet
VegNews
La Fashionista Compassionista
Vegan Business Talk
Vegan Life
Customer Favorite: Favorite Vegan Event
NYC Vegetarian Food Festival
Honorable Mentions:
Circle V
New England VegFest
Vegan Shop-Up
Vegan Food and Drink Festival
Customer Favorite: Favorite Animal Rights Nonprofit
Farm Sanctuary
Honorable Mentions:
PETA
Mercy for Animals
Vegan Outreach