Buying Guides

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...

My first shopping trip as a vegan was to replace some much loved brown boots, which I’d been wearing on and off for a few years. They were super comfortable and went with nearly anything, but were also leather and I’d decided now was the time to let go. (Obviously they were donated to a local charity shop rather that being thrown away). It turns out that there are very few high street shops offering shoes marketed as ‘vegan’, and this isn’t just because most styles are either made from leather or suede. It’s because the glues and dyes used...