Buying Guides

These non vegan clothing materials may be obvious to many but could catch you out if you’re a newbie. If you spot these on the materials tag, then steer well clear. Leather Leather is still as pervasive in clothing now as it was a thousand years ago, but we live in an age where the number of alternative materials available makes its continued use hard to justify. You might have assumed that all leather is a byproduct of the food industry, but that’s not the case. A cow’s hide is the most valuable part of the animal by weight, so...

We’ve created this cheat sheet for people starting out shopping for vegan clothes. It’s not always obvious what the vegan alternatives are for common garments, and you could spend hours researching on Google, or save yourself some time and check our handy guide first. Garment Animal derived materials Vegan alternatives Blouses Silk Tencel, bamboo, cotton, nylon, modal, viscose, rayon Belts Leather Cork, microfibre, rubber Coats and jackets Down padding Synthetic padding such as Plumtech®, PrimaLoft, Polartec, hemp Coats and jackets Fur trim Faux fur (viscose or polyester) Coats and jackets Wool lining Cotton, hemp, polyester Flat caps Wool Microfibre Leather...

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...