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Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart is the founder and brains behind vegan clothing company Vaute Couture.

But the fashion designer could just as well serve as a career counselor or coach.

Hilgart has a guest article in VegNews where she discusses some of her favorite quotes and inspiration for success.

In “5 Tips for Making Your Career Dreams Come True,” Hilgart explains that negative thought patterns are sometimes more responsible for failure than an uninterested market.

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Leanne Hilgart made history when she became the first designer to debut an eco-friendly, all-vegan collection at New York’s Fashion Week.

Ecouterre chatted with Hilgart about the line, her motivation behind creating it and how it has helped her promote her concern for animals used in clothing.

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Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart debuted her first ready-to-wear line at New York Fashion Week on Wednesday.

Vaute Couture was founded five years ago with the idea that animal skins weren’t needed for trendy, comfortable and aesthetically pleasing fashion.

Hilgart’s solo show included vegan treats from a local bakery, models who wore cruelty-free cosmetics and rescue dogs accompanied by volunteers from the Humane Society of New York and Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue.

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Vaute Couture founder and president Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart has an interview with From A To Vegan where she discusses her lifelong interest in fashion and the events that led her to start a vegan clothing company.

“I always just had a really strong, gut reaction whenever someone is being picked on or exploited or something’s not fair,”Hilgart said. “When I was a kid…[I thought] there’s just something not quite right about how we were treating animals.”

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With the cold season just hitting some of us, it’s still not too late to grab a few winter-wear items. Vegan designer and founder of Vaute Coture Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart has an interview in the Huffington Post where she gives alternatives to staying warm without using wool.

“It depends on the utility & look you’re aiming for, but if you’re going for the look but don’t need the warmth, cotton moleskin is a great option,” Hilgart said. “If you need warmth (as I always did in Chicago), high tech fabrics are needed– Polartec is an excellent one that includes fabrics that are all recyclable, and often recycled.”

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Oprah.com is featuring Vaute Couture founder Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart, as she explains how being vegan is more than what you put in your mouth.

The vegan fashion designer who’s collections are favored by celebrities such as Ginnifer Goodwin, has listed five major misconceptions people have about vegan clothing, along with her explanation of why these myths aren’t true.

One common complaint you might hear from someone trying to go vegan on a budget is the price, for example.

Leanne explains that not everyone needs to purchase the $1,300 Stella McCartney dress and places like Target may give you the synthetic style you need without giving up an entire month’s rent.

“Whether you’re in the market for a $30 vegan bag or a $1,000 vegan coat, you can and will find something on any budget. “It’s a matter of scale,” Leanne says. “A small, independent label using cutting-edge fabrics will have higher costs per piece because they aren’t spreading out a large production run.””

Animals that aren’t killed for clothing aren’t necessarily treated well to obtain fabrics, and serious vegans needs to consider the pain involved in harvesting items like wool and down.

“Weeks after birth, most lambs have their ears punched and tails chopped, and most males are castrated—all without anesthetics. Shearing isn’t any better; it’s done for speed rather than precision and often results in bloody slashing and mutilation.”

Educate yourself about the vegan fashion myths on Oprah’s website.

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If you could pick any one celebrity to dress vegan, who would it be?

Obviously those fur wearing hags of Hollywood top the list.

Vegnews.com recently spoke to three vegan fashion designers, Inder Bedi of Matt & Nat, Elizabeth Olsen of OlsenHaus, and Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart of Vaute Couture on who they’d like to play dress up with.

Leanne of Vaute Couture answered:

“I adore Ginnifer Goodwin, and she has just reserved her own Vaute coat! This made my month. Next, I would flip to dress Ellen [DeGeneres]. To steal the immortal words of Sting, “Every little thing she does is magic.” For non-vegan celebrity, Audrey Hepburn is my all-time favorite.”

Inder would like to take his fashion stab at Natalie Portman and Madonna.

Emily Deschanel and Cameron Diaz are favorites for Olsen.

If you want to copy Ginnifer’s style, you can choose your very own Vaute coat online at vautecouture.com.

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