New advertisements urging consumers to boycott wool have appeared across Glasgow. The ads show a woman wearing a wool turtleneck pulled up across her face. The statement next to her reads, “Don’t let them pull the wool over your eyes: wool is just as cruel as fur. Go wool-free this winter.” The 20 new ads – […]

Shoes Make Up 73% of Vegan Fashion Purchases

Vegan leather shoes are keeping a lot of feet cozy right now, according to a new report by retail technology and data company EDITED. The report looked at products sold online by more than 40 major retailers. When compared with last year, it found that there are now 52 percent more products labeled as “vegan.” […]

Vegan Fur Takes Over the Runways at NYFW

NYFW kicked off this past weekend and all eyes are on the faux fur dominating the runways. Once considered an insult to the real thing, the opposite is now true and faux fur is the darling of established labels such as Jean Paul Gaultier and Diane von Furstenberg who’ve ditched fur on ethical grounds. At NYFW, which began […]

Polly Pocket Is A Vegan Now, According to Hot Topic

Polly Pocket is going vegan, thanks to American retail chain Hot Topic. The pop culture-focused company has launched a new range of 17 different products inspired by “The Tiny World of Polly Pocket,” including cruelty-free, vegan makeup. The new collection – launched in honor of Polly Pocket’s 30th birthday – was made in collaboration with […]

Ukraine Set to Ban Cosmetics Testing on Animals

Ukraine may soon end cosmetics testing on animals. The Ministry of Health of Ukraine has offered to submit a draft law that would ban the testing of cosmetics on animals, 112.international reports. Similar plans were reported in December as the country pledged to align its practices with the European Union’s Cosmetics Regulation, which bans the selling […]

Designer Fashion Label Armani Debuts Men's Faux Fur Coat and Boots at Fall/Winter 2019-20 Fashion Show

Designer Fashion Label Armani Debuts Men’s Vegan Fur Range

Luxury fashion brand Armani just debuted a men’s vegan fur range at its autumn/winter 2019 show in Milan. Photos from the show reveal that the range features a men’s faux fur coat, boots, and a shawl. The Italian brand, founded by Giorgio Armani, shared images from the Emporio Armani Fall Winter 2019-2020 fashion show where […]

Serbia Bans Fur Farms, Saving 12,000 Chinchillas a Year

Serbia’s fur farm ban has officially gone into effect, sparing the lives of as many as 12,000 chinchillas a year. The 2009 Animal Welfare Act, which passed a decade ago, outlawed fur farming with a 10-year transitional period. According to the Fur Free Alliance, an international coalition of more than 40 animal protection groups, the […]

Rooney Mara’s Vegan Fashion Brand Launches on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Online Store

Hiraeth Collective, a vegan fashion brand launched by actor Rooney Mara, is now available online through Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle and wellness brand, Goop. The cruelty-free fashion label’s Spring-Summer 2019 collection, which features breezy skirts, dresses, and blouses, was added to the Goop website last week. According to Hiraeth, the brand was created in order to appeal […]