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Natalie Portman Makes Christian Dior Give Her Non-Leather Shoes

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, December 10th, 2010 in Actresses, Environment-Eco-Green, Fashion.

Natalie Portman

You know you’ve got power when a major fashion label asks you to represent them, then remakes its fashion animal-friendly just so you can wear them.

That’s what Natalie Portman told WWD Chrisitan Dior has done with all its leather shoes it wants her to model.

“One of the things that’s been so nice is that Dior made all of the shoes for me with no animals and no leather or anything, because I don’t wear any leather…They re-made all my shoes so I can wear Dior shoes without taking lives.”

Leather just isn’t an animal issue, it’s also an environmental one. A 2009 Greenpeace report revealed several top shoe brands like Nike, Adidas and Reebok and their demands for leather may have played a role in the supporting cattle ranchers that were illegally slaughtering in the Amazon and contributing to the deforestation there.

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NEW YORK - APRIL 29: Actress Natalie Portman attends the 2010 New York City Ballet Spring Gala at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center on April 29, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Natalie Portman has signed on with Parfums Christian Dior to be their latest spokes model.

According to WWD, this will be the first perfume Portman has represented.

According to some databases, it may not be the best choice for a vegan.

Uncaged lists Christian Dior as a company that either 1. openly uses animal tested chemicals or 2. fails to demonstrate that both a product and ingredients used have not been tested on animals since after a fixed cut-off date.

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