Designer Lois Eastlund and Certified Image Consultant/Stylist Adrienne Borgersen are set to launch their online magazine, “LA Fashionista Compassionista” on November 3, 2014. The talented duo were inspired by their love of animals and commitment to cruelty free ethics. They are frustrated that all of their favorite fashion magazines promote leather, fur, wool, feathers and […]
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London Fashion Week (and Green Washing)
Welcome once again to my post about vegan fashion and being a vegan couturier. Last month saw the biannual event of excess, decadence and extreme style meltdowns – London Fashion Week. I didn’t make a new collection this season, instead at Tammam, we made a film. Slow fashion lives longer (and looks better)….and darlings did you […]
Longevity and Vegan Leather
I have recently suffered vegan handbag heartbreak. The particular handbag, which has caused my heartbreak is a much-treasured, but not over used item purchased in 2009. On the day my heartbreak occurred I was using the handbag, while attending an important event. Somehow throughout the day the fabric of my handbag gradually began to crumble. The bag […]
Vegan Footwear
Last summer I was staying at a friend’s house, and when we decided to go out to dinner I wished aloud that I had brought a nicer pair of shoes to wear. She offered me a pair out of her closet, and when I asked if she had any non-leather shoes I could borrow, she […]
Interview Series: Stephanie Nicora of Nicora Johns Shoes
Stephanie Nicora is the lovely, talented, & creative mind behind the ethical footwear brand Nicora Johns. Nicora Johns shoes are 100% vegan, eco-friendly, cruelty-free, and ethically crafted in the USA. Last year, with the help of a wildly successful kickstarter campaign (and I am so happy to say I was a backer!), Nicora Johns took the vegan fashion world by […]