A vegan winter coat is a jacket that not only doesn’t contain leather and fur inserts, but has a padding that does not derive from animals too.
UPDATE October 4th, 2020
Down is the most common padding used to isolate winter coats, it is made of goose or duck’s plumage, picked from the softer feather layer that lies beneath the outer layer.
Despite the plumage of the birds can grow back, the plucking is a traumatic operation that causes pain and distress and it’s repeated again and again, until the quality of the feathers starts to fall and the animals are slaughtered. Foie gras producers often sell their birds’ feathers to increase profits.
At an industrial level this operation is sometimes so violent that the geese and ducks die during it because of the traumas they suffered.
For further information and to sign the petition to ask companies to stop using feather padding, visit the PETA website.
The padding of many vegan winter coats is made of 100% polyester material: this choice is not so sustainable as polyester is not biodegradable, and its production requires a lot of water.
Sometimes it’s not possible being 100% sustainable, furthermore a vegan winter coat with a sustainable production is often sold at a high price but we can manage to do the best choice we can to protect the environment, animals and human beings.
I will show below 9 cruelty-free coats you can buy online in 2020 and analyze their characteristics so you can choose a winter jacket that will last and warm you over the next winters.
Price (EUR): 129,95 €
Price (GBP): £118.58 - £154.60
Size: XS, S, M, L
Colors: Blue (Dress Blues)
Eco-Padding: 
Material: 100% Polyester
Cruelty free brand: 
Sustainable brand: Vans has a sustainability program to reduce their environmental footprint of operations and products. Vans’ ethical rating on GoodOnYou is 3/5.
Price (EUR): 163,48 €
Price (GBP): £81 - £173.48
Size: XS, S, M, L
Colors: Red, Cobalt
Eco-Padding:
Material: 100% Polyester
Cruelty free brand:
Sustainable brand: Guess has a sustainability program, you can find their sustainability report for the years 2016-2017 too. Guess’ ethical rating on GoodOnYou is 2/5.
Price (EUR): 89 - 149 €
Price (GBP): £85.30
Size: S, M, L
Colors: Navy Blue
Eco-Padding: 
Material: Plumtech
Cruelty free brand: 
Sustainable brand: On their sustainability page Save the Duck claims to be a sustainable brand but no report or proof is published. Save the Duck’s ethical rating on GoodOnYou is 2/5.
Price (EUR): 175,28 €
Price (GBP): £145,62
Size: XS, S, M, L, XL
Colors: Grey (Mercury 1359), Blue (Sartho Blue 6067), Black (Black 990), Green (Asfalt 995)
Eco-Padding:
Material: 100% Polyester
Cruelty free brand:
Sustainable brand: G-Star has a supplier code of conduct, took both transparency and detox commitments, they have a detailed page on sustainability. G-star’s ethical rating on GoodOnYou is 4/5.
Price (EUR): 131,53 - 170,25 €
Price (GBP): £115.86 - £148.83
Size: XS, M
Colors: Black
Eco-Padding:
Material: 100% Polyester
Cruelty free brand:
Sustainable brand: G-Star has a supplier code of conduct, took both transparency and detox commitments, they have a detailed page on sustainability. G-star’s ethical rating on GoodOnYou is 4/5.
Price (eur): 448,72 €
Price (usd): 524.05 $
Size: XS, S, M, L, XL
Colors: Moonlit black, Great Lake Blue, Boreal Green, True North Red
Eco-Padding:
Material: Primaloft
Cruelty free brand:
Sustainable brand: Wuxly claims to be a sustainable brand but no proof is given in their about page.
Bonus: Wuxly offers the opportunity trade in your fur, trim, or down-filled jackets in exchange for a credit towards a Wuxly parka, check out the Wuxly FAQ for further details.
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Price (EUR): 448,72 €
Price (USD): $524.05
Size: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
Colors: Moonlit black, Great Lake Blue, Boreal Green, True North Red
Eco-Padding:
Material: Primaloft
Cruelty free brand:
Sustainable brand: Wuxly claims to be a sustainable brand but no proof is given in their about page.
Bonus: Wuxly offers the opportunity trade in your fur, trim, or down-filled jackets in exchange for a credit towards a Wuxly parka, check out the Wuxly FAQ for further details.
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Price (eur): 229 €
Size: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
Colors: Moonstone, Tuscany, Black
Eco-Padding:
Material: 100% Polyester
Cruelty free brand:
Sustainable brand: no informations available
Price (EUR): 156€
Size: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL
Colors: Black, lt ash
Eco-Padding:
Material: 100% Polyester
Cruelty free brand:
Sustainable brand: no informations available
