Is there apparel that is plastic-free and vegan? Sascha Camilli examines the true environmental impact of vegan fashion and whether the label "cruelty-free" is just a marketing ploy for synthetics made from petroleum."Vegan fashion" was an oxymoron a few years ago. Away from the flash and glamour of the fashion industry, veganism was a small, hippie-like subculture.However, as the conversation about sustainability gained traction in the fashion industry, vegan clothing gained prominence and became a popular buzzword.Vegan fashion events began to appear on the worldwide Fashion Week schedule, major designers began to offer vegan styles, and celebrities began to support cruelty-free fashion on the red carpet, reported Vegan Food & Living.
Suddenly, being animal-free was fashionable.
The industries that relied on animal suffering for their profits were understandably alarmed by this.The wool and leather industries were losing revenue as the truth about them came to light.Almost all of the designers featured on the Fashion Week calendar had publicly disowned fur, and many more were also eschewing exotic skins.These companies spread a false narrative—that vegan fashion is terrible for the environment—in an attempt to save themselves.That it's a scam, asking customers to pay more for inferior materials.That vegan clothing is essentially made entirely of plastic./BGNES