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How Grounded People is changing the fashion industry, one vegan shoe at a time

Grounded People is a Vancouver-based sustainable footwear brand. Dedicated to reversing the harmful environmental impact of the global fashion industry, the PETA-approved brand has each pair of shoes made almost entirely by hand in what it calls the world’s only 100 percent vegan shoe factory. Not only does Grounded People use recycled materials...

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Leonardo DiCaprio receives PETA’s first “Best Foot Forward” award for supporting vegan shoe brand Løci

Leonardo DiCaprio has caught the eye of animal rights organisation PETA who will present a first-of-its-kind “Best Foot Forward” award to the actor and environmentalist. The award is in recognition of the DiCaprio’s planet- and animal-friendly investments, including the recent 4.5 million US dollars in British vegan footwear brand Løci, which...

Fashion

Nat-2 presents vegan sneaker made from recycled aluminium foil

German footwear brand Nat-2 is dedicated to discovering unusual, natural materials for shoes, including stone, coffee grounds, corn, cork, mushrooms, fish leather, flowers, cannabis, red pepper, oxblood, leaves, moss and more. Now the brand has expanded its offer with a ‘Reduceusecycle' line that aims to find new, never-before-used materials to...

Fashion |Beauty

H&M Beauty is launching a Gen Z skincare and bodycare range

H&M Beauty is launching an exclusive collection of 10 everyday vegan essentials for Gen Z consumers, from a frictionless razor to a body moisturiser, with prices starting at 2.99 pounds. The brand is called OHH! (Oh Hey Hero) and has been designed to offer “an honest and modest curation of products that make life a little easier and whole lot...

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5 Myths about leather vs vegan alternatives debunked

There is much confusion in the fashion world and among consumers when it comes to vegan products, especially leather alternatives: Are they harmful, because some of them use polyurethanes (PU) and chemicals, or are they the lesser of two evils as the perfect, circular material does not exist (yet)? FashionUnited spoke with Claudia Pievani from...

Fashion

Ekn Footwear presents sneaker designed in Bangladesh and made in Portugal

German sneaker label Ekn Footwear has collaborated with designer Rokaiya Ahmed Purna from Bangladesh to create a vegan sneaker made entirely in Portugal. In doing so, Ekn Footwear is challenging the industry's traditional manufacturing model done of producing in countries of the Global South and designing in Europe or North America. Model “...

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Sustainable shoe brand Rice launches vegan sneaker

Sustainable footwear brand Rice from Spain has introduced a completely vegan sneaker. The all-black “Open21” is made not only from various sustainable materials such as vegan corn and apple leather, organic cotton and recycled materials, but also from real rice grains: the outer sole has a visible rice texture. Rice sneaker “Open21”. Images:...

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Burberry, Balenciaga and Nanushka honoured in 2022 PETA Fashion Awards

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has announced the winners of its 2022 Fashion Awards, created to recognise those in the industry making animal-friendly efforts. British fashion house Burberry was selected for the Best Luxury Moment after it made the decision to ban exotic skins, while Copenhagen Fashion Week’s fur-free...

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LØCI secures investment from Leonardo DiCaprio

British vegan sneaker brand LØCI has raised 4 million pounds, including investment from actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, to continue disrupting the industry with its sneakers “rooted in purpose, style, and sustainability”. The 15-month-old start-up, which offers 100 percent vegan leather sneakers with a sleek aesthetic made from...

Fashion

Vegan Fashion Week and Ukrainian Fashion Week join forces

With Vegan Fashion Week (VFW) and Ukrainian Fashion Week (UFW), two fashion weeks have joined forces to unite their global audience and amplify their message, which this year is all about the importance of compassion as a key pillar of global peace. It also aims to strengthen interpersonal relationships and highlight the connections between...

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Hair brand Vegamour launches in the UK

Hair wellness brand Vegamour, which offers a holistic, 360º approach to promoting fuller, thicker, longer-looking hair, has launched in the UK following investment from actress Nicole Kidman in May. Vegamour is committed to the idea that great hair need not come at the expense of animals and utilises the latest advances in clean, bimolecular...

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Pacifica Beauty expands UK footprint with Superdrug launch

Cruelty-free and vegan beauty brand Pacifica is expanding its UK footprint with a new retail partnership with Superdrug. The move follows the brand’s successful launch into the UK market in November 2021 and will see Pacifica beauty products being stocked in 282 Superdrug stores and via its website from this month, which will help raise the...