Vegan Fashion - Which Fabrics and Materials to Avoid So Your Style Can Be 100% Cruelty-Free

Vegan fashion is one of the fastest growing style trends because more and more people are boycotting animal cruelty. Vegan fashion includes clothing and accessories which have been made with absolutely NO animal products of any sort. Notable celebrities such as Pamela Anderson, Joaquin Phoenix, Alicia Silverstone, and Natalie Portman have publicly championed the vegan cause. If you also want to support this cause, then avoid products made from the following five materials.

Fashion for Animal Lovers

1. Leather -- Pretty much everyone out there knows that leather comes directly from cow hide and it also just happens to be one of the most widely used fabrics in the fashion industry. This means that it can be difficult to find boots, belts, etc. that are made from a different material of the same quality but thankfully, pleather is getting more and more popular.

2. Fur -- Although leather is more commonly worn, fur gets the brunt of the attention from animal activists. This is most likely because there is a lot of money in the fur industry and as a result, people are willing to go to ruthless lengths in order to acquire it. Faux fur is an excellent alternative to the real stuff because a lot of the time, it looks just like the real thing and you can't argue with the significant decrease in price.

3. Wool -- Most people associate wool with sheep, but wool is also harvested in the forms of cashmere (goats), mohair (goats), and angora (rabbits). Instead of wearing these heavy and often uncomfortable fabrics, you can still get that soft effect from materials such as polyester and cotton.

4. Silk -- Silk is a material which is secreted by silk moths and caterpillars as a type of cocoon.

This creates a problem when farmers boil or bake it because oftentimes, there's a living creature still inside during this process. Instead of wearing silk, you can use nylon and rayon as great alternatives.

5. Down -- A lot of people don't realize that the product used to stuff their favorite pillows and comforters actually comes from ducks or geese. Synthetic and hypo-allergenic down is actually a great choice because it's completely cruelty-free and it won't cause your allergies to flare up!

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In Pictures: Amazing Fashion Disasters of Animals

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Sagging skin, flashy colors, sharp spines and the enlarged claw create fashion disasters for animals. Here are animals having the most amazing fashion disasters.

 

Titicaca Frog

This amphibian gets his giggle-worthy name because of coming from Lake Titicaca, which locates at an altitude of 10,000 feet above sea level in South America. Because this is an area of rarefied air and the biological characteristics of this animal are breathing through the skin to breathe, there is a little challenge for Titicaca frogs. However, a solution for this challenge was found: a more skin solution. This additional skin coat layer forms the outside sag of frogs that can spread over 20 inches wide. The initiative further skin can help frogs better breath in the rarefied and also make them look pretty sloppy and hideous.

Titicaca frog is known for a very large and critically endangered species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family

 

Male Fiddler Crab

They're characterized by one claw that weighs up to 65 percent of their total body mass. Unexpectedly, the enlarged claw also proves to be quite a hindrance

 

Bengal Tiger

The white color on their skin is caused by a mutant gene. Although it's not harmful to their health, it makes an impact on their ability to survive because it is difficult to blend with the jungle

 

Male Guppy

Although sport splashes, spots and stripes in just about every color of the rainbow help male guppy attract the female, the colorful display is also a beacon for predators and certainly, it is very dangerous for these seven-color guppies

 

Male Deer

The deer ranks the No. 1 spot thanks to its rack of antlers measuring up to 7 feet wide and weigh 80 pounds or more. However, they are also difficult to run away predators because of the risk of locking together

 

Male Lion

A hairdo of male lion can give a dangerous disaster if this is darker. The reason is that more dark is more attractive for sun, making the lion's body temperature soar and its sperm count plummet

 

Male Peacock

With a tail measuring 8 feet wide and containing over 200 feathers, the peacock is considered the tacky Vegas showgirl of the animal world and the healthiest species. However, the bluest blue eyes on their tail also have a little trouble when flying.

The bluest blue eyes on their tail

 

Porcupine

Its coat of 30,000 sharp spines may help protect this kind of rodents from predators, but it becomes a fashion disaster because of doing nothing for its life: fellow porcupines are not immune to the sting of the quills. In fact, the porcupine's own life is in danger by its coat as well.

Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines that can defend them from predators

 

Amazing Fashion Disasters of Animals: Titicaca Frog

 

Amazing Fashion Disasters of Animals: Male Guppy

 

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