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Fashion-conscience.com, the top site for fashionistas with a conscience, is excited to be featuring some fabulous new vegan shoes from leading designers OlsenHaus, Neu Aura and Melissa.

New York designer, OlsenHaus, feted for their bold, fashion-forward designs, have been featured in US Vogue and Marie Claire. Creative force behind the brand, Elisabeth Olsen, is an outspoken advocate for veganism, and has previously designed for Calvin Klein and Nine West.

Vegan Shoes by Geoff Rowley

Shoes Lovers Rejoice! Geoff Rowley Designs Vegan Vans! // Archives // ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip Geoff Rowley has 'designed' a new range of vegan shoes for skate fans favourite Vans.

And no he's not hanging on Natalie Portman's coat tails - he's been inspiring vegan shoes for vans for many years now.

Natalie Portman Vegan Shoe Line

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Vegan Shoe Bunny Natalie Portman seems to have ripped off her former shoe saviour Natalie Dean from Beyond Skin and teamed up with Te Cesan shoes and designed a collection of her very own vegan shoes. Not only are the shoes Vegan, but 5% of all the profits will be donated to charity.

Natalie P will have to go a long way to beat Natalie D's range if you ask me. You didn't? Hey ho.

Vegan Handbags dispel weird vegan granola hippie thing

Animal-Friendly Accessories For Hipsters - More Eco Chic From MSNBC.com 1News Story - KNTV | San Francisco:

"These bags dispel the weird-vegan-granola-hippie thing." What's that then? I never eat granola - and all the hippies I ever knew (at Stonehendge free festival and the odd Here and Now / Steve Hillage/ Hawkwind gig) seemed to survive mainly on porridge, beans and small mushrooms.

They explain "Eco-chic" is the new buzzword when it comes to fashion. Mainstream companies are rolling out organic-fabric clothes and beauty companies are doing anything they can to compensate for it. Could vegan-friendly accessories be the next wave? The May issue of Lucky has an increasing number of faux-leather products, which are still sexy and stylish. But what does vegan mean when it comes to fashion? It means any products derived from an animal were not used. Truly vegan accessories use synthetic leather, vegetable dies and vegetable based glues. Thanks to Stella McCartney, who started the trend many others are committed to avoiding leather and fur, and also any animal-based glues or dyes. She (McCartney) started the trend, now we have the next wave.

Could Eco Chic be the straw on the camel's back of status quo and invoke the hundreth monkey syndrome? There's no doubt there is a new wave of veganism.

For more about Eco chic, Green fashion and Vegan Fashion see www.fashion.net/fashion/green/

Vegan Shoes for Green Fashionistas.

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Koskella, a former Silicon Valley-ite, says the company started two
years ago when a stylish vegan friend complained that all nonleather
shoes were either ugly or poor in quality.

"This was an issue that the fashion world was not facing as people
were becoming more socially aware," she says. "There was a
misconception that if you care about animals and the environment,
you're a hippie.You can be a fashionista and be green," she says. "It's no longer a
fringe movement."

Vegan shoes and Vegan fashion

newsobserver.com | Style goes vegan: by samantha.smith@newsobserver.com.

For years, vegans who wanted to stick to a cruelty-free philosophy in both their diet and fashion meant they often had to sacrifice style. Jimmy Choo stilettos don't come in synthetic leathers. Louis Vuitton isn't known for canvas satchels. In fact, only a few high-end designers - among the best-known, Stella McCartney - are conscious about not using animal products in the vegan shoes, jackets and handbags they design.

Vegans say the changes have made sticking to their beliefs easier.

Stephanie Hodges, a 33-year-old vegan from Chapel Hill, said now she often finds a vegan shoes at most national stores she shops at. "A lot of times you come across something when you're not even looking," she said. "I don't feel like there's anywhere that's mainstream where I can't shop."

Zita Resnais, a 22-year-old from Cary, said her vegan finds these days are typically by accident.

"There are vegan things all over the place," she said "People who want to find them, do. If you're a vegan, you want to go that extra step."

The widest selection of vegan shoes and accessories, however, are found on the Web, local vegans say, including specialty stores such as alternativeoutfitters.com and mooshoes.com, but also at shoe giants such as zappos.com, which has a limited selection of vegan shoes for men, women and children.

And when all else fails, there's even a new fashion blog now for vegans, veganfashionblog.com, helping vegans find cruelty-free style options, including shoes and handbags.

For some ofthe best Vegan Shoes in the world see http://www.beyondskin.co.uk

For a vegan fashion show visit the ethical living vegan festival at www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk