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Vegan Mexican Cactus Leather Wins International Eco Award
Desserto’s alternative to animal leather has been recognized as the most innovative and sustainable material, beating more than 1,400 nominees from 52 countries.
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DJ Tigerlily Launches Vegan Leather Campaign
The renowned Australian DJ is urging consumers to ditch animal skin for vegan alternatives.
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London Brand Creates Vegan Leather From Mangoes
Luxtra partnered with a fruit-leather manufacturer to create mango leather for its new collection of vegan handbags.
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Mexican Vegan Cactus Leather Nominated for German Eco Award
Desserto’s groundbreaking material is being recognized for its design, innovation, and sustainability in the international competition.
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Cheetah Girls’ Adrienne Bailon Launches Vegan Handbag Line
New vegan line La Voûte features vegan crocodile leather, simple colors, and chic designs, diligently created through countless sleepless nights by the vegan singer.
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Juicy Couture, Jones New York, and Kenneth Cole All Ban Fur
Hong Kong-based Global Brands Group—the apparel management company behind more than a dozen popular brands—will no longer sell the cruelly begotten animal material.
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Zappos’ New Vegan Category Help Shoppers Find Cruelty-Free Apparel
The 20-year-old online retailer launches Goods for Good, a platform that curates vegan, recycled, sustainable, organic, and community-building products that help shoppers support companies that align with their beliefs.
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Handbag Brand Replaces Leather with Pineapple Leaves to Go Vegan
Moving forward with a more compassionate approach, The Original Satchel Store will now only sell bags made with innovative vegan material Piñatex.
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Two Guys in Mexico Just Created Vegan Leather From Cactus
New vegan material Desserto has the potential to replace the use of animal leather in the fashion, leather goods, furniture, and automotive industries.
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Macy’s Commits to Stop Selling Fur by End of 2020
The retail giant will soon no longer sell the cruelly begotten animal material at all of its outlets, including Bloomingdale’s, and will close its fur vaults and salons.
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Vegan Fashion Week Returns to Los Angeles
Singer and actress Kate Nash will kick off the second annual event, which features runway shows, designer showrooms, and an all-vegan trade show to promote this year’s “Fashion Is Activism” theme.
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New Vegan Handbag Brand Empowers Community in Kenya
TheOne08 is launching a line of vegan handbags, but its greater mission is to support the community that makes them.
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