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American Eagle, Free People, Toms & Urban Outfitters: Mainstream, Fashionable & Labeled Vegan

The phrases “faux leather”, “vegan leather” and “pleather”may be synonymous when used to describe the manmade, imitation leather-like material used in clothing and apparel, but when a non-vegan clothing company deliberately  chooses to use the word “vegan” in the names of some of their “faux” leather products, it seems to be a strong intentional statement to me. 

Having observed the changing trends in leather vs. pleather (click here to see my previous post titled “2013 is the Year of Pleather”) and the prevalence and popularity of “faux” leather, it seems that apparel manufacturers fall into 4 different leather & pleather categories : 

1)  apparel companies that only opt for using real animal hidesin all their leather clothing and don’t use faux leather at all

2) companies that only make handbags, shoes and apparel in faux leather but don’t make any bold statement on their label about it—just the little tag that says “manmade materials” suffices—the accidental vegan, as it were

3) all-vegan clothing companies  in the “compassion for animals” market, who make their mission statement clear 
 
4) Number 4 is the intriguing one, in my opinion, and deserves consideration:  mainstream companies that are now manufacturing both leather and faux leather clothing and accessories but have deliberately chosen to use the word “vegan” to describe some of their apparel items. 

Read more about clothing labeled "vegan" and see some great vegan items at American Eagle, Free People, Toms & Urban Outfitters...
http://veganamericanprincess.com/american-eagle-free-people-toms-urban-outfitters-mainstream-fashion...

Ellen Francis
Vegan American Princess
www.veganamericanprincess.com

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