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Tongue Tied
On leather vs. pleather shoes |
Umbra Fisk |
23 Jan 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Hi Umbra, As a devoted vegetarian, I try to make it a point to avoid leather footwear. However, after too many hours of deep thought on the subject, I am now conflicted about the environmental ramifications of my choice to buy processed petroleum shoes, i.e., pleather. Leather is, after all, a natural material; pleather is plastic. So is it better for the environment to put aside my veggie ethics in favor of a natural material, ... |
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| Topics: advice, animal welfare, Ask Umbra, fashion, green living, shopping (all these topics) |
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Holier than thou, and better dressed, too
Times reports on vegan fashion |
Kate Sheppard |
11 Jan 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The Times reports on cruelty-free fashion today. Not that any of us can afford this stuff. But still. Just saying. It's there. And we're glad of it. But could this bring eco-fashion to the fashion-conscious masses? And could it signal the end of Summer Rayne Oakes' unchallenged hegemony in the sphere of eco-fashion? |
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| Topics: fashion, green living, animal welfare (all these topics) |
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