Buying Guides

For a lot of people the term ‘vegan’ is primarily associated with food, but living fully plant-based means removing animal products from all areas of your life, and this includes what we wear as well as what we eat. But whilst someone can stop eating meat in a day, emptying a wardrobe and starting all over again can take significant time and money. In this post we’ve listed all the vegan clothing materials we know, to make searching easier. There are an expanding array of natural and man made materials and vegan fabrics out there, and they don’t necessitate the...

The cold weather certainly feels like it’s on its way, and the high street is stocking up with winter coats. A real challenge when looking for animal free and cruelty free clothes though, is being sure that what you’re buying are truly vegan winter coats.  Many fashion coats you’ll find online and on the high street are indeed free of animal products, with more than ever being made from modern man made materials, but it’s not always obvious. And we’ve noticed the rather spurious phrase ‘other materials’ appearing on more and more labels as of late. (You can find our rundown...

Wooly hats and gloves are a staple in many people’s winter wardrobes, but most don’t realise the unnecessary harm that rearing sheep brings. Sheep are regularly nicked, cut, amputated, and even castrated during the shearing process. If you don’t think that the process of shearing itself is bad, you might want to consider the larger impact of bringing another life into the world, just in order to keep your hands warm. Also, the inevitable destination of a wool producing sheep’s life is the dinner plate. Many people are now turning to veganism because they’ve realised that taking from animals is...

Why is vegan clothing so expensive? It’s hard to argue, that on balance, it can cost more to dress ethically compared with shopping from the high street. It’s perhaps unsurprising given the grossly underpriced and commoditised approach that fast fashion and big business is having on the poorest countries of the planet. Supermarket fashion is now the norm for many people, and it’s hard to blame someone for saving money when faced with price rises that outstrip pay packet growth. However, the audience for vegan and ethical clothes has grown so much, that costs have decreased massively. Vegan brands have...