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Fur Is Dead: ELLE Bans Fur From Its 45 Editions Globally

Fur is no longer in fashion, literally and figuratively, as media empire ELLE bans the cruel animal material from its pages across 45 editions, a move that reaches 175 million readers worldwide.

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Beef Production Is Destroying the Amazon. Turns Out, Leather Is, Too.

Beef production is a known driver of deforestation but a new report outlines the links between leather and Amazon destruction.

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The 21 Best Vegan Fashion & Beauty Gifts Under $100 to Buy Today

Looking to get ahead on your holiday shopping? Consider these the best 21 affordable gifts for the vegan fashion and beauty lover in your life.

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30 Women-Owned Vegan Businesses to Support Today

These badass, sustainably focused, plant-based, innovative companies are changing the world one compassionate product at a time.

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Tara Reid Is Latest Star to Embrace Vegan Cactus Leather with New Bag

Sharknado’s Tara Reid just launched the Kura Bag, a handbag she made from vegan cactus leather.

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Volvo’s New Leather-Free Car Interior is Now Being Used to Create Matching Vegan Handbags

Carmaker Volvo partnered with fashion designer Phillip Lim to turn its new leather-free car interiors into stylish vegan leather handbags.

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Vegan Mushroom Leather Handbag Hits the Runway for the First Time at Stella McCartney’s 2022 Summer Show

Stella McCartney is welcoming a new era of fashion with the runway debut of the Frayme Mylo bag, the first commercially available product made from Bolt Threads’ innovative vegan mushroom leather.

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This Women-Owned Brand Makes Vegan Shoes for Women Who Love NFL and NHL Games

Identical twins Kathleen and Kristina Cuce combine their love of sports, footwear, and compassion for all living things to build a successful business.

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Dole Strikes Deal to Turn Its Pineapple Leaves into Vegan Leather

Food and beverage giant Dole is partnering with vegan pineapple leather brand Piñatex to put the waste from its pineapple plantation to good use.

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Watch Brand Fossil Just Launched Its First Vegan Cactus Leather Tote

Fossil is the latest fashion brand to use Desserto, a vegan leather made in Mexico from organically grown cactus leaves.

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Karl Lagerfeld Just Launched a Vegan Cactus Leather Bag

Luxury fashion brand Karl Lagerfeld releases its first collection made with Desserto, an innovative vegan leather made from cactus.

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Saks Fifth Avenue Just Banned Fur

Fashion retailer Saks Fifth Avenue is joining Macy’s and Nordstrom in making fur obsolete.

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The Results Are In! Here Are the Winners of the 2021 VegNews Veggie Awards

Our annual list of the very best of veganism is here! Read on for this year’s picks for today’s hottest vegan products, people, and places.

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Luxury Brand Hermès to Launch New Handbag Made with Mushroom Leather

By the end of the year, high-end fashion brand Hermès will launch the first commercial product featuring Sylvania—a vegan leather made from mushroom root systems.

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These New Luxury Vegan Leather Handbags Are Made from Cactus, Not Cows

Poppy Barley’s new accessory collection features the Multitasker Backpack, Convertible Belt Bag, and Card Holder.

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25 Vegan Mother’s Day Gift Ideas For Every Kind of Mom

by Tanya Flink and Rachel Krantz

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18 Vegan Mother’s Day Gifts You Can Get Delivered

by Sarah McLaughlin

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Online Retailers Caught Selling Real Fur Labeled as Faux in UK

Laboratory tests confirm that a number of retailers—including Amazon, eBay, Shein, Romwe, and more—are advertising items as “faux fur” when in fact they contain real animal fur.

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Vegan Cactus Leather Handbag Meets Crowdfunding Goal in Two Hours

Frida Rome’s luxury handbag features cactus leather made by Mexican brand Desserto and an Italian vegan eco-suede lining.

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25 Gifts for the Vegan Beauty & Fashion Lover

It’s almost time for gifting season, and for the early birds, we’ve compiled the ultimate beauty and fashion gifts for everyone on your list.

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Vegan Fashion Showroom Opens in Los Angeles

Vegan Fashion Library is a new showroom—and accompanying online boutique—in downtown Los Angeles that offers innovative vegan clothing, shoes, and accessories to fashion industry professionals.

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Adidas, Stella McCartney, and Lululemon Partner with Vegan Mushroom Leather Startup to Transform Fashion Industry

Biotech startup Bolt Threads teams up with fashion industry leaders to give them exclusive access to its mushroom-based vegan leather, Mylo, which will be used to replace animal-derived leather in new products in 2021.

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Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger Ban Exotic Animal Leather

The fashion brands’ parent company PVH Corp. will no longer use snake, crocodile, and other skins obtained from wild animals in an effort to “drive fashion forward for good.”