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Meatless Mouthful: Stella McCartney Runs Entire Ethical Gamut

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, October 2nd, 2009 in Fashion, Meatless Mouthful.

Stella McCartney at 'The Corner' in Berlin, Germany

“We often say that we are not perfect, but at the same time, more and more people like to talk about this side of our brand. There are definitely other aspects to consider. There are organic fabrics, low impact dyes. My fashions are mainly made in Italy, so child labor is not an issue for us. We work a lot on fair trade. The first question that comes up when we open a store is ‘Can we use wind power?’ Sometimes we can, sometimes we can’t. Because it’s a mindset, it comes quite naturally.”

—-Stella McCartney, in an interview with Above Magazine, on the ethical issues besides not using leather or fur, on maintaining an ethical fashion line.

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Stella McCartney Enjoys Animal-Free Clothing Demand With Gucci

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, October 2nd, 2009 in Business, Fashion.

Stella McCartney in Berlin, Germany

Recession? Ha! What recession?

The demand for Stella McCartney‘s leather free items from Stella McCartney Ltd. has caused her sales to soar and given Stella reason to increase her salary by 60% thanks to a 70% raise in profits.

According to This Is London, fashion insiders say lifelong vegetarian Stella’s reputation for refusing to use fur and leather in her designs, which include clothing, shoes and handbags, and the demand for cruelty-free items is responsible for the financial celebration.

Stella left a French label, Chloe in 2001 to set up her fashion label with Gucci, but didn’t make profits until 2006.

It was rumored that the big wigs at Gucci were growing impatient with the slower than expected success.

Bet all are happy in the executive office now.

It pays to stick with your values.

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Pamela Anderson A*Muse Uses Ultrasuede Recycled Bottle Fabric

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, October 1st, 2009 in Actresses, Environment-Eco-Green, Fashion.

ANZFW 2009 - A Muse By Richie Rich Catwalk

Much ado about Pamela Anderson‘s eco friendly clothing line A*Muse has taken place, but what makes Pamela’s swimsuits and shoes more environmentally sound than others?

“We’ve got organic cottons and the boots we’re going to be doing are made out of recycled bottles,” Anderson revealed. “A company called Ultrasuede has this great fabric they make out of recycled bottles which we are going to use.”

Cool!

It’s great to learn something new everyday, and Pamela agrees.

“Every day you learn something new about the world around us,” she says. “I just learned about the mountain of plastic in the ocean. I mean that’s just disgusting. So, if you’re going to do something, do it right – be it choosing the right fabrics or where you are going to get things manufactured.”

“If you put the thought into it at the beginning instead of trying to fix it at the end… instead of having a problem that you have to fix why not do it right in the first place. With A*Muse we want to inspire people to think about it but not to be too preachy, we’re going to have fun with it. Like go vegetarian – we’re doing it anyway so why not incorporate it into it the range?”

A*Muse debuted last week at Air New Zealand Fashion Week.

It’s not yet known where the clothing line will be distributed.

via nzherald.co.nz

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Ginnifer Goodwin Sports Stella McCartney Pumps At HSUS Event

Written by Vegetarian Star on Sunday, September 27th, 2009 in Actresses, Fashion.

NSF & GQ Magazine's Stop Puppy Mills Humane Society Benefit

While attending the Stop Puppy Mills Event for the Humane Society of the United States sponsored by NSF and GQ magazine, Ginnifer Goodwin chose to pair her leopard print dress with a pair of Stella McCartney pumps!

“There are wonderful fashions, there’s amazing ways to incorporate it into your life,” Ginnifer said of her cruelty-free fashion choice.

Do you have a favorite cruelty-free piece of fashion you’d love to flaunt on the red carpet?

via stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com

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Pamela Anderson Minus Mulesing: Air New Zealand Fashion Week

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, September 25th, 2009 in Actresses, Animal Issues, Fashion.

ANZFW 2009 - A Muse By Richie Rich Catwalk

During a press conference promoting her new fashion line A*Muse at the ongoing Air New Zealand Fashion Week, Pamela Anderson said to reporters:

“Would you like a vegetarian appetiser? Without the mueslying [sic],” she said. “Yeah, no pig or sheep hurting.”

Come again?

What exactly is mulesing?

From savethesheep.com:

“In Australia, the most commonly raised sheep are Merinos, specifically bred to have wrinkly skin, which means more wool per animal. This unnatural overload of wool causes many sheep to collapse and even die of heat exhaustion during hot months, and the wrinkles collect urine and moisture. Attracted to the moisture, flies lay eggs in the folds of skin, and the hatched maggots can eat the sheep alive. To prevent this so-called “flystrike,” Australian ranchers perform a barbaric operation-called “mulesing”-where they force live sheep onto their backs, restrain their legs between metal bars, and, without any painkillers whatsoever, slice chunks of flesh from around their tail area. This is done to cause smooth, scarred skin that can’t harbor fly eggs. Ironically, the exposed, bloody wounds themselves often get flystrike before they heal.”

Yikes!

The very thought of mulesing takes the sexiness out of fashion.

We’ll take our next sweater minus the wool or cashmere.

via abc.net.au

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Kate Moss Fakes It With Boyfriend Jamie Hince

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, September 25th, 2009 in Fashion, Models.

Kate Moss and Jamie Hince at Mahiki and The Ivy Club in London, UK

Kate Moss stepped out from a night of clubbing at Mahiki and The Ivy with boyfriend Jamie Hince wearing this gold coat with fake fur trim.

It’s about time Kate faked it.

She’s made the worst dressed list for her fur wearing ways in the past and is said to have fur rugs in her home.

Nice improvement, Kate.

Does this have anything to do with her vegan rocker boyfriend from The Kills?

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Pamela Anderson Thoughts From Air New Zealand Fashion Week

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, September 24th, 2009 in Actresses, Fashion.

ANZFW 2009 - Pamela Anderson A Muse Photo Call

Pamela Anderson is out and about in New Zealand, debuting her eco friendly clothing like, A*Muse during Air New Zealand Fashion Week.

She showed up at a press conference wearing nothing but this pink sarong she had to continuously hold up while talking, joking it was a scarf for next season.

Here are some of her veggie and environmental highlights:

On animal rights: “I think anything with a heartbeat should be respected and I don’t think they should be made into clothing.”

Environmental stance: “I think being vegetarian is the way to go. It’s better than driving a hybrid car. One of the leading causes of global warming is factory farming.”

On her fashion range A*Muse, designed by Richie Rich, on the catwalk today: “It’s all about having fun, saving the world, doing good things and being pink and glittery, and also a bit political.”

via stuff.co.nz

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Tom DeLonge And MacBeth Shoes: Securing A Place In History

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, September 24th, 2009 in Fashion, Male Musicians, Male Singers.

Tom DeLonge of Blink 182 - Summer U.S. Reunion Tour 2009

Blink-182 is on their highly anticipated reunion tour, with 50 U.S. dates set up.

Guitarist Tom DeLonge plays the role of multi-tasker, also having a side musical project, Angels and Airwaves, and a shoe company, MacBeth, which features trendy vegan shoes for both men and women.

“We just released a shoe from Mike Dirnt of Green Day, we having stuff coming up from Davey Havok of AFI, Frankie from My Chemical Romance, a special shoe from Muse and a lot of rad stuff,” DeLonge said. “It has taken a few years for people to realize Macbeth is a really good shoe company, and we are trying to work with the coolest bands possible. The shoes are awesome, and I think people are finally catching on, and it is doing better than it has ever done. We are securing a place in shoe history.”

Macbeth’s first shoe, The Eliot, was launched in 2002.

The rest was history.

via chron.com

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