Vilda Magazine Feature // Vegan Models Share Their Thoughts On Vegan Fashion

Women's Fair Fashion
Written By By Henrietta
Vegan Models Share Their Thoughts On Vegan Fashion - Vilda Magazine Feature
"There are still a lot of people out there who consider animal products such as fur, leather, silk and wool to be luxurious. I don’t blame them – I used to think the same. But I don’t believe it’s the notion of wearing a dead animal that’s covetable (I sure hope not!). I think that society and branding have taught most of us to covet these things, and also that many fashion items of beauty throughout history have often been made from such materials.
Knowing what we now do about animal agriculture and its devastating impacts, coupled with our current (and ever-improving) advances in plant-based and other non-animal materials, there really is no reason for us to still make products from animals".

Over on Vilda Magazine, an online vegan fashion mag, I'm joining three other vegan fashion models as we share our thoughts on compassionate fashion.

Lead image by Aislin Fall.
Vegan Outfit Details: Elsa T-Bars by Zette Shoes (made ethically in Spain) from Vegan Style // Handbag made from Piñatex (upcycled pineapple leaf fibres) by Alexandra K (made ethically in Poland).

By Henrietta

Henrietta is the 'daughter' half of the Future King & Queen mother-daughter duo, and is the face you'll find in front of a camera. She strives to live gently on this earth, and to make the world a kinder, fairer place.

Henrietta is a recent graduate with a degree in Commerce + a diploma in French, and has a passion for using business skills to drive positive social change. She works in ethical fashion, and is also a model for ethical and sustainably minded brands (drop her a line here if you'd like to work with her). 

After being vegetarian for many years, and gradually transitioning towards veganism, she attended a panel discussion 2 years ago on the dairy industry (held by Voiceless). From then on, it made complete sense to commit to a fully vegan lifestyle, as a way of being compassionate towards animals, the environment and people.

It was then a natural progression to consider the impacts of her other daily decisions, and so her interest in ethical fashion and sustainably minded living in general was born.

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