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September
1996
Looks
that Don't Kill: Cruelty Free Clothing
By Julie Hughes
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Have you ever been faced
with a scenario like this? It's the morning of an enormous
protest outside of a slaughterhouse. You've just put the
finishing touches on your 'Meat is Dead' banner. Searching
through your closet, you realize that you have not a thing
to wear. You reach for the only organic cotton shirt and
hemp pants you own but suddenly remember that you wore
that ensemble to the last rally. You panic! You need to
be rescued from your fashion hell!
Okay, so maybe this scene is slightly embellished. On the morning
of an important protest, you probably have deeper issues on your
mind than your wardrobe. But should you?
Three years short of a decade ago, I became a vegetarian. This
was a pivotal period in my life. I began eating better by not consuming
animal flesh and honestly, I thought it ended there. One day while
enjoying a salad, I glanced down at my shoes and dropped my fork.
Leather? Yuck! I immediately ran out to the store to buy a pair
of man-made shoes. Three days later, I was still searching and
it continued for months. I decided to slowly phase leather out
of my wardrobe while scouring the City for replacements. Eventually,
through diligent work and research, I found a few stores that satisfied
my need. Shortly after that, I realized that clothing also contributes
to pollution and ecological damage. Now what do I do? Go naked?
This is precisely why in this month's Satya, with the help of talented
models Jenn and Greg, we've highlighted some ethical choices for
your wardrobe. In these few pages, you will observe that a vegetarian
or vegan does indeed have options for a cruelty-free closet. By
sporting clothes made from hemp or organic cotton or by wearing
non-leather shoes, you make a statement about the choices you've
made.
I must warn you, however, that in one of the pictures, Greg's jacket
contains organic wool, an animal product, and that some of the
shoes displayed are plastic, which in some cases can pollute. If
these are not fashion or life choices for you, please disregard
them. With the varying levels of commitment to cruelty-free living
in mind, we've offered many options, and you'll find alternatives
to wool jackets and plastic shoes.
Because of the hip and fun look of these clothes, we no longer
need fall victim to the fashion police. So, all you conscientious
shoppers out there, check out these fresh new looks. Now maybe
the next time you have an important event to attend, you'll look
stunning. Who says we can't change the world and look fabulous
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On Greg:
1. Anatomy Organic Cotton Striped Dress Shirt $67.95 at Earth General
2. Beekeeper Linen Pants $59.95 at Earth General 3. Vegetarian
Shoes (blend of polyester and polyurethane) $69.95 at Heartland
Products
On Jenn:
1. Strawberry Fields Hemp Dress $69.95 at Earth General 2. Negev
Sabra MaryJanes (canvas and rubber) $34.95 at Heartland Products
3. Autobahn Backpack w/ VW emblem (all recycled material - inner
tubes, car emblems, etc.) $69.95 at Earth General 4. Silver Lizard
Earrings $12 at the Warm Store |
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On Jenn:
1. Earth Goods Hemp Dress $109.95 Available at Earth General 2.
Gumption Necklace (all recycled materials) $10 at Terra Verde 3.
LifeStride Flat Pump (100% vinyl) $37.95 at Aesop's Earth Store
On Greg:
1. Anatomy Jacket (50% organic cotton, 25% fox fibre - a naturally
colored cotton, 25% untreated wool) $180 at Aveda 2. Anatomy Transitional
Cotton Pants $95 at Aveda. 3. Vegetarian Shoes (blend of polyester
and polyurethane) $69.95 at Heartland Products |
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1. Anotomy
dress (100% Tencel) $75.95 at Earth General 2. Robin Kaye
Homeline Organic Cotton jacket $55 at Terra Verde 3. LifeStride
Flat Pump (100% vinyl) $37.95 at Aesop's Earth Store |
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1. Trash
T-shirt (50% Fortrel EcoSpun which is recycled plastic bottles
and 50% recycled cotton) $17.95 at Earth General 2. Strawberry
Fields Hemp Jeans $69.95 from Earth General 3. Ohio Hempery,
Inc. Hemp Dress Shirt $69.95 at Earth General 4. Aesop's
Rubber-Like Synthetic Pull Up Boot $35.95 |
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1. Earth
Goods Hemp Skirt $99.95 at Earth General 2. Robin Kaye Recycled
Cotton Striped Blouse $29.95 at Earth General 3. Black shoulder
Strap bag (100% vinyl) $36 at the Warm Store 4. Deja Recycled
Cotton Canvas Eco-Clogs $49.95 at Aesop's |
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On Greg:
1. Eco-sport striped organically grown cotton shirt 39.95 at Earth
General 2. Eco-sport cotton tan pants 39.95 at Earth General 3.
Vegetarian Shoes blend of polyester and polyurethane 69.95 at Heartland
Products.
On Jen:
1. Heartland Products 100% Hemp Backpack $49.95 2. Under Construction
Organic Cotton Nightgown (can double as a Dress) $71 at Terra Verde
3. Earth General Jute Hat |
Earth-Friendly
Stores
The WARM Store (bags, accessories and skin
care)
12 Tannery Brook Road, Woodstock, NY 12498, Tel.: 800-889-WARM
Heartland Products (shoes, belts and bags)
Box 218, Dakota City, Iowa 50529, Tel.: 515-332-3087
Terra Verde (clothes, some skin and hair care)
120 Wooster Street, New York, NY 10012, Tel.: 212-925-4533
Earth General (clothes and accessories, cosmetics, skin
and hair care)
147 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10011, Tel.: 212-929-2340
72 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Tel.: 718-398-4648
Aesop's Earth Store (shoes, belts and accessories)
P.O. Box 315, North Cambridge, MA 02140-0003, Tel.: 617-628-8030
Creature-less Comforts (bags, belts, accessories)
Attn.: MaryAnn Burr, 702 Page Street, Stoughton, MA 02072, Tel.:
617-344-7496
AVEDA (cosmetics, hair care and clothes) Soho
Institute, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013,
Tel.: 212-682-2238
Lifestyle Store, 140 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010, Tel.: 212-645-3605
Vegetarian Shoes (from England; distributed by Heartland
Products)
12 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN1 1UP, Tel.: 011-44-1273-691913
Seventh Generation (clothes and accessories mail-order company)
One Mill Street, Box A26, Burlington, VT 05401-1530, Tel.: 800-456-1177
Beauty Without Cruelty (cosmetics)
175 West 12th Street, Suite 16G, New York, NY 10011, Tel.: 212-
989-8073
Fashion With Compassion (write for information
about cruelty-free living)
Attn.: Marcia Claire Pearson, P.O. Box 13303, Burton, WA 98013 |
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