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Crocs Pledges To Go Completely Vegan by the End of 2021 Over recent years, the shoe brand Crocs has gained a cult-like following, but now the loved shoe company is promising to go completely vegan by the end of 2021. The company announced that it will commit itself to remove all animal products from its collections in an effort to enhance the company’s overall sustainability. The decision to go vegan comes alongside the company sustainability campaign that is attempting to cut its emissions and become a net-zero company by 2030. The brand’s signature material, Croslite, is fully vegan, b...

Thursday, 08 Jul 2021 09:26 AM MYT Lululemon has revealed the first yoga accessories made of Mylo, a plant-based material made from renewable mycelium. — Picture courtesy of Lululemon Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. NEW YORK, July 8 — Created by scientists from the Californian start-up Bolt Threads, Mylo is slowly but surely making its way into the fashion industry. After the first clothes and sneakers designed from this biodegradable plant material, the first yoga accessories made of Mylo will be created in 2022 with specialised fitnes...

How do you open a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the middle of a pandemic—and thrive? One answer: Break the paradigm and go co-op, à la Mirisata, Portland’s only Sri Lankan restaurant, which is also vegan and entirely BIPOC- and worker-owned. The SE Belmont spot’s prospective owners prove themselves not with a fat wad of start-up cash, but via a few months of a trial working period. During the height of the pandemic, Mirisata went from pop-up to brick-and-mortar restaurant using small loans from customers and friends. Another innovation: a buy-in membership program for $40...

Last modified on Sat 12 Jun 2021 12.05 EDT It’s fair to say that Hermès knows handbags. The luxury fashion house’s Birkin and Kelly bags are among the most expensive ever sold; demand outstrips supply by so much that you can’t even join a waiting list. Acquiring one is a matter of luck and contacts. So when Hermès announced this season’s handbag would be made from plant leather, it marked a new era in designer accessories. The autumn/winter 2021 Hermès Victoria (prices start from about £3,500 for its previous leather version) will be made from Sylvania, a leath...

. Pineapple leaves, fungus fibres, sugar cane, cactus: All botanical elements used in the production of various kinds of plant-based leather. Inspired by the environmentally sustainable thinking now sweeping the world, these so-called vegan leathers have become increasingly popular alternatives to hide leather. Allbirds, a New Zealand-US firm, has produced a type of sneaker partly made from eucalyptus tree fibre. Pangaia, based in London and New York, has developed a shoe made partly from grape waste. Even French luxury brand Hermès has designed a bag using mushroom-based leather: the "Victo...